Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate was 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Tuvalu, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people for mental health and substance use disorders death rate in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.3% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Tuvalu peaked at 1.72 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
Tuvalu ranks 118th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 1.56 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 1.56 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 1.41 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.46 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.42 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.72 deaths per 100,000 people | +34.4% |
| 2021 | 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -27.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 116 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 116 Micronesia, Federated States of 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 119 Congo 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 119 Namibia 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 119 Yemen 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Tuvalu?
- Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Tuvalu was 1.25 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 1.72 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Tuvalu rank for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Tuvalu ranks 118th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders death rate rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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.