Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who was 0.82 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Zimbabwe, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Zimbabwe is 0.82, 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, death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.82 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.45, 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.
Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.52 | — |
| 2001 | 0.53 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.54 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.54 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.53 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.51 | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.48 | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5 | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.45 | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 0.54 | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 0.58 | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 0.58 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.61 | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.62 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.65 | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.69 | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.75 | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 0.73 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.75 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.82 | +9.3% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.82 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.1, 75% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.82 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.19, 69% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.51 | 0.45 | 0.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.645 | 0.54 | 0.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.785 | 0.75 | 0.82 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Zimbabwe?
- Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Zimbabwe was 0.82 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.82 in 2021.
- What is the lowest death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.45 in 2009.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who?
- Zimbabwe ranks 153rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who 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 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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