Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Singapore
Singapore: Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who was 0.69 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Singapore, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 0.69 for death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in 2021.
The figure is up 23.2% on the previous year and up 53.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Singapore peaked at 0.77 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.12, in 2001.
That places Singapore 165th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.13 | — |
| 2001 | 0.12 | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.22 | +83.3% |
| 2003 | 0.12 | -45.5% |
| 2004 | 0.17 | +41.7% |
| 2005 | 0.68 | +300.0% |
| 2006 | 0.77 | +13.2% |
| 2007 | 0.44 | -42.9% |
| 2008 | 0.44 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.19 | -56.8% |
| 2010 | 0.24 | +26.3% |
| 2011 | 0.45 | +87.5% |
| 2012 | 0.45 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.35 | -22.2% |
| 2014 | 0.24 | -31.4% |
| 2015 | 0.41 | +70.8% |
| 2016 | 0.54 | +31.7% |
| 2017 | 0.38 | -29.6% |
| 2018 | 0.76 | +100.0% |
| 2019 | 0.69 | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 0.56 | -18.8% |
| 2021 | 0.69 | +23.2% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 0.69 is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.78, 18% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 0.69 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.25, 55% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Singapore changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +300.0% | 0.17 | 0.68 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.328 | 0.12 | 0.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.451 | 0.24 | 0.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.625 | 0.56 | 0.69 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Singapore?
- Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Singapore was 0.69 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 0.77 in 2006.
- What is the lowest death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.12 in 2001.
- How does Singapore rank for death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who?
- Singapore ranks 165th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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