Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate was 0.86 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Vanuatu, 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 Vanuatu is 0.86 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Vanuatu peaked at 0.92 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.84 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2020.
That places Vanuatu 147th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.92 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.92 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.91 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.88 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.86 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.88 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.87 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.86 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.87 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.86 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.86 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.87 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.87 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.85 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.85 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.85 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.85 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.85 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.86 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.84 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.86 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.887 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.857 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 144 Samoa 0.91 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 145 Kenya 0.9 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 146 Albania 0.88 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 147 Pakistan 0.86 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 147 Tonga 0.86 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 150 Syrian Arab Republic 0.84 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Vanuatu?
- Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Vanuatu was 0.86 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.92 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.84 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020.
- How does Vanuatu rank for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Vanuatu ranks 147th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders death rate rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.