Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate was 1.7 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Tanzania, United Republic of, 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 Tanzania, United Republic of is 1.7 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.0% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 1.7 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2014.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 94th 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 Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.27 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 1.7 deaths per 100,000 people | +25.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of
- 91 Tajikistan 1.72 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 91 Zambia 1.72 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 93 Antigua and Barbuda 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 95 Bulgaria 1.66 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 96 South Sudan 1.62 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 97 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 1.58 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0786 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Tanzania, United Republic of was 1.7 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 Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people in 2014.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 94th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders death rate rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of 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.