Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in South Sudan
South Sudan: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate was 1.62 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in South Sudan, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mental health and substance use disorders death rate in South Sudan is 1.62 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 45.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in South Sudan peaked at 1.62 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.99 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2002.
South Sudan ranks 96th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.99 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.12 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.27 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.2% |
| 2019 | 1.49 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 1.62 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 93 Antigua and Barbuda 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 94 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.7 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 95 Bulgaria 1.66 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 97 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 1.58 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 98 Niue 1.55 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 99 Afghanistan 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders death rate in South Sudan?
- Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in South Sudan was 1.62 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 South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.62 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.99 deaths per 100,000 people in 2002.
- How does South Sudan rank for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- South Sudan ranks 96th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders death rate rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.