Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate was 0.82 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Zimbabwe, 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 Zimbabwe is 0.82 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.3% on the previous year and up 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.82 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.45 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2009.
That places Zimbabwe 153rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.52 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.53 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.54 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.54 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.53 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.51 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.48 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.45 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 0.54 deaths per 100,000 people | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 0.58 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 0.58 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.61 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.62 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.65 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.69 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.75 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 0.73 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.75 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.82 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.645 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.785 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 150 Syrian Arab Republic 0.84 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 151 Argentina 0.83 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 151 Nigeria 0.83 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 154 Gambia 0.81 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 154 Liberia 0.81 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 154 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.81 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Zimbabwe?
- Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Zimbabwe was 0.82 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.82 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.45 deaths per 100,000 people in 2009.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Zimbabwe ranks 153rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders death rate rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.