Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Tunisia

Tunisia: Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who was 1.05 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
1.05
Change on year
down 10.3%
World rank
133rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.51
in 2018
All-time low
1.05
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Tunisia, 2000–2021

00.511.52000201020212000: 1.22001: 1.22002: 1.32003: 1.32004: 1.32005: 1.42006: 1.42007: 1.42008: 1.42009: 1.42010: 1.52011: 1.42012: 1.32013: 1.42014: 1.42015: 1.42016: 1.42017: 1.52018: 1.52019: 1.52020: 1.22021: 1.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Tunisia stood at 1.05. 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, death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Tunisia peaked at 1.51 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.05, 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.

Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Tunisia, year by year

Annual values for Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Tunisia, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 1.17 —
2001 1.22 +4.3%
2002 1.27 +4.1%
2003 1.27 +0.0%
2004 1.33 +4.7%
2005 1.35 +1.5%
2006 1.35 +0.0%
2007 1.36 +0.7%
2008 1.35 -0.7%
2009 1.42 +5.2%
2010 1.49 +4.9%
2011 1.37 -8.1%
2012 1.33 -2.9%
2013 1.37 +3.0%
2014 1.35 -1.5%
2015 1.4 +3.7%
2016 1.4 +0.0%
2017 1.48 +5.7%
2018 1.51 +2.0%
2019 1.49 -1.3%
2020 1.17 -21.5%
2021 1.05 -10.3%

Tunisia compared with similar countries

  • Tunisia's 1.05 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.1, 96% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Tunisia's 1.05 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.31 1.17 1.42 10
2010s 1.42 1.33 1.51 10
2020s 1.11 1.05 1.17 2

Countries ranked near Tunisia

  1. 130 Cape Verde 1.09 compare
  2. 131 Benin 1.08 compare
  3. 132 Guinea-Bissau 1.07 compare
  4. 133 North Macedonia 1.05 compare
  5. 135 Sierra Leone 1.04 compare
  6. 136 Ethiopia 1.02 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Tunisia?
Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Tunisia was 1.05 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who recorded in Tunisia?
The highest recorded value was 1.51 in 2018.
What is the lowest death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.05 in 2021.
How does Tunisia rank for death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who?
Tunisia ranks 133rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who 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 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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Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who
Source
Our World in Data
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CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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