Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate was 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people for mental health and substance use disorders death rate in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 18.2% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2012.
Saudi Arabia ranks 192nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +30.0% |
| 2005 | 0.14 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.15 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.3% |
| 2011 | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.4% |
| 2012 | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.2% |
| 2013 | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.128 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.101 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More health data for Saudi Arabia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8373 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3736 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 483.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 829 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 5.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0384 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 5.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Saudi Arabia?
- Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Saudi Arabia was 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.16 deaths per 100,000 people in 2008.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.09 deaths per 100,000 people in 2012.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 192nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders death rate rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mental health and substance use disorders death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Estimated number of deaths from mental and substance use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.