Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in United States of America
United States of America: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate was 38.09 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in United States of America, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 38.09 deaths per 100,000 people for mental health and substance use disorders death rate 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, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in United States of America peaked at 38.09 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.84 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
United States of America 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.
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in United States of America, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.84 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 8.36 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 9.6 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.8% |
| 2003 | 10.34 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 10.87 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 11.84 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 13.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 12.97 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 13.18 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 13.27 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 13.66 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 14.71 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 14.83 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 15.68 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 16.72 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 18.67 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 22.3 deaths per 100,000 people | +19.4% |
| 2017 | 24.32 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 23.55 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 24.83 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 33.26 deaths per 100,000 people | +34.0% |
| 2021 | 38.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 24.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 33.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 38.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders death rate in United States of America?
- Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in United States of America was 38.09 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 38.09 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.84 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does United States of America rank for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- United States of America ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders death rate rising or falling in United States of America?
- 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 of America 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.