Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Tunisia
Tunisia: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate was 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Tunisia, 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 Tunisia stood at 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Tunisia peaked at 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
That places Tunisia 133rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 Tunisia, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 1.27 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 1.27 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.42 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 1.49 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.49 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people | -21.5% |
| 2021 | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 130 Cape Verde 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 131 Benin 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 132 Guinea-Bissau 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 133 North Macedonia 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 135 Sierra Leone 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 136 Ethiopia 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Tunisia?
- Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Tunisia was 1.05 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people in 2018.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Tunisia rank for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Tunisia ranks 133rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders death rate rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.