Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in United States
United States: Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who was 38.09 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in United States, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
United States recorded 38.09 for death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.5% on the previous year and up 158.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in United States peaked at 38.09 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.84, in 2000.
United States ranks 1st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.84 | — |
| 2001 | 8.36 | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 9.6 | +14.8% |
| 2003 | 10.34 | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 10.87 | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 11.84 | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 13.13 | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 12.97 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 13.18 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 13.27 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 13.66 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 14.71 | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 14.83 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 15.68 | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 16.72 | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 18.67 | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 22.3 | +19.4% |
| 2017 | 24.32 | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 23.55 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 24.83 | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 33.26 | +34.0% |
| 2021 | 38.09 | +14.5% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 38.09 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.78, 10.1× the median. (63 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.14 | 7.84 | 13.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.93 | 13.66 | 24.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.67 | 33.26 | 38.09 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in United States?
- Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in United States was 38.09 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 38.09 in 2021.
- What is the lowest death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.84 in 2000.
- How does United States rank for death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who?
- United States ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 158.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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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