Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Senegal
Senegal: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate was 0.69 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.69 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
165th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.71 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2000
All-time low
0.63 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2006
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Senegal, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Senegal stood at 0.69 deaths per 100,000 people.
The figure is up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Senegal peaked at 0.71 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.63 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2006.
Senegal ranks 165th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Senegal, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.71 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.67 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 0.65 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.66 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.65 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.64 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.63 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.63 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.67 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.67 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.66 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.66 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.67 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.68 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.69 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.69 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.69 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.69 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.69 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.69 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.658 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.683 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 162 Guinea 0.74 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 162 Malaysia 0.74 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 164 Mali 0.71 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 165 Singapore 0.69 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 167 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.68 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 168 Peru 0.67 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Senegal?
- Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Senegal was 0.69 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.71 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.63 deaths per 100,000 people in 2006.
- How does Senegal rank for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Senegal ranks 165th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders death rate rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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.
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Estimated number of deaths from mental and substance use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.