Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Uganda
Uganda: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate was 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Uganda, 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 Uganda is 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 21.6% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Uganda peaked at 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2017.
That places Uganda 109th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.27 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.27 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.14 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 1.14 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people | +21.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 106 Morocco 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 107 Angola 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 107 Marshall Islands 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 109 Burkina Faso 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 109 Gabon 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 112 Ecuador 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Uganda?
- Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Uganda was 1.35 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 deaths per 100,000 people in 2017.
- How does Uganda rank for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Uganda ranks 109th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders death rate rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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.