Deaths from mental health and substance use disorders who by country
Countries reporting
194
Highest
128,367
United States
Lowest
0.03
Niue
Median
197.07
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
4,268
What the numbers show
Deaths from mental health and substance use disorders who is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 128,367 in United States; the lowest is 0.03 in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 197.07, and the mean is 1,771.
Over the past decade 143 countries rose and 49 fell. The largest increase was in Peru (up 415.5%), and the largest decrease in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (down 81.6%).
Deaths from mental health and substance use disorders who: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 128,367 | 2021 | up 178.0% | volatile |
| 2 | China | 29,710 | 2021 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 3 | India | 29,217 | 2021 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 4 | Russia | 25,668 | 2021 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 5 | Brazil | 11,838 | 2021 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 6 | Canada | 9,048 | 2021 | up 242.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Germany | 8,095 | 2021 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 7,562 | 2021 | up 116.1% | rising |
| 9 | Poland | 6,105 | 2021 | up 86.4% | rising |
| 10 | France | 6,047 | 2021 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 11 | Ukraine | 5,560 | 2021 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 12 | Myanmar | 4,721 | 2021 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 13 | Mexico | 3,307 | 2021 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 14 | Iran | 2,814 | 2021 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 15 | Japan | 2,466 | 2021 | up 53.0% | rising |
| 16 | Belarus | 2,426 | 2021 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 17 | Thailand | 2,287 | 2021 | up 111.7% | rising |
| 18 | Vietnam | 2,079 | 2021 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 19 | South Africa | 2,033 | 2021 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 20 | Pakistan | 1,983 | 2021 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 21 | Australia | 1,866 | 2021 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 22 | Nigeria | 1,779 | 2021 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 23 | Philippines | 1,727 | 2021 | up 231.0% | rising |
| 24 | Italy | 1,694 | 2021 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 25 | Spain | 1,634 | 2021 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 26 | Guatemala | 1,431 | 2021 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 27 | South Korea | 1,364 | 2021 | up 38.8% | falling |
| 28 | Ethiopia | 1,231 | 2021 | up 59.9% | rising |
| 29 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1,212 | 2021 | up 64.7% | rising |
| 30 | Netherlands | 1,178 | 2021 | up 153.5% | rising |
| 31 | Kazakhstan | 1,086 | 2021 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 32 | Tanzania | 1,083 | 2021 | up 79.8% | rising |
| 33 | Finland | 1,007 | 2021 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 34 | Austria | 896.34 | 2021 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 35 | Hungary | 895.41 | 2021 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 36 | Denmark | 894 | 2021 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 37 | Sweden | 893.89 | 2021 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 38 | El Salvador | 873.1 | 2021 | up 10.1% | flat |
| 39 | Belgium | 739.32 | 2021 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 40 | Mongolia | 736.09 | 2021 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 41 | Cuba | 691.24 | 2021 | up 56.8% | rising |
| 42 | Mozambique | 671.34 | 2021 | up 73.8% | rising |
| 43 | Czechia | 656.66 | 2021 | up 58.2% | rising |
| 44 | Bangladesh | 635.29 | 2021 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 45 | Uganda | 618.84 | 2021 | up 56.8% | rising |
| 46 | Afghanistan | 617.95 | 2021 | up 58.5% | rising |
| 47 | Algeria | 615.72 | 2021 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 48 | Switzerland | 598.53 | 2021 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 49 | Romania | 571.12 | 2021 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 50 | Serbia | 569.65 | 2021 | up 56.8% | rising |
| 51 | Indonesia | 548.79 | 2021 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 52 | Norway | 544.65 | 2021 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 53 | Chile | 534.62 | 2021 | up 12.1% | falling |
| 54 | Slovenia | 523.39 | 2021 | up 149.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Sudan | 511.87 | 2021 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 56 | Morocco | 506.73 | 2021 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 57 | Greece | 497.57 | 2021 | up 76.2% | falling |
| 58 | Croatia | 493.59 | 2021 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 59 | Kenya | 474.93 | 2021 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 60 | Angola | 470.57 | 2021 | up 88.9% | rising |
| 61 | Turkey | 445 | 2021 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 62 | Madagascar | 419.05 | 2021 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 63 | Haiti | 418.88 | 2021 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 64 | Iraq | 415.59 | 2021 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 65 | North Korea | 410.44 | 2021 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 66 | Latvia | 406.4 | 2021 | up 28.2% | falling |
| 67 | Yemen | 403.04 | 2021 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 68 | Argentina | 377.65 | 2021 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 69 | Honduras | 368.74 | 2021 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 70 | Bolivia | 360.46 | 2021 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 71 | Malawi | 354.4 | 2021 | up 73.3% | rising |
| 72 | Rwanda | 350.57 | 2021 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 73 | Ireland | 342.64 | 2021 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 74 | Zambia | 334.88 | 2021 | up 97.2% | rising |
| 75 | Ghana | 332.12 | 2021 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 76 | Sri Lanka | 318.4 | 2021 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 77 | Colombia | 315.22 | 2021 | up 162.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Uzbekistan | 314.33 | 2021 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Somalia | 308.96 | 2021 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 80 | Estonia | 306.08 | 2021 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 81 | Cote d'Ivoire | 304.66 | 2021 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 82 | Cameroon | 303.88 | 2021 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 83 | Lithuania | 301.12 | 2021 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 84 | Burkina Faso | 299.41 | 2021 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 85 | Slovakia | 294.55 | 2021 | up 51.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Portugal | 288.01 | 2021 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 87 | Paraguay | 282.36 | 2021 | up 138.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Kyrgyzstan | 258.99 | 2021 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 89 | Malaysia | 247.27 | 2021 | up 58.5% | rising |
| 90 | Ecuador | 235.31 | 2021 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 91 | Moldova | 228.19 | 2021 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 92 | Peru | 226.34 | 2021 | up 415.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Burundi | 224.16 | 2021 | up 64.6% | rising |
| 94 | Turkmenistan | 215.71 | 2021 | up 12.4% | falling |
| 95 | Israel | 212.57 | 2021 | up 79.3% | rising |
| 96 | Libya | 206.7 | 2021 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 97 | Nepal | 199.07 | 2021 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 98 | Costa Rica | 195.07 | 2021 | up 222.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Niger | 191.86 | 2021 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 100 | Uruguay | 181.89 | 2021 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 101 | Syria | 178.91 | 2021 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 102 | Venezuela | 176.27 | 2021 | up 28.5% | falling |
| 103 | South Sudan | 174.04 | 2021 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 104 | Cambodia | 168.14 | 2021 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 105 | Tajikistan | 167.7 | 2021 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 106 | New Zealand | 159.44 | 2021 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 107 | Mali | 154.94 | 2021 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 108 | Azerbaijan | 149.09 | 2021 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 109 | Benin | 140.99 | 2021 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 110 | Chad | 133.05 | 2021 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 111 | Zimbabwe | 131.18 | 2021 | up 74.9% | rising |
| 112 | Tunisia | 128.69 | 2021 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 113 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 118.25 | 2021 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 114 | Senegal | 116.26 | 2021 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 115 | Mauritius | 115.99 | 2021 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 116 | Bulgaria | 114.21 | 2021 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 117 | Togo | 111.19 | 2021 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 118 | Eritrea | 109.55 | 2021 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 119 | Dominican Republic | 108.79 | 2021 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 120 | Nicaragua | 104.72 | 2021 | down 67.6% | flat |
| 121 | Guinea | 100 | 2021 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 122 | Sierra Leone | 87.95 | 2021 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 123 | Egypt | 81.91 | 2021 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 124 | Congo | 71.42 | 2021 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 125 | Georgia | 65.71 | 2021 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 126 | Central African Republic | 63.68 | 2021 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 127 | Papua New Guinea | 63.57 | 2021 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 128 | Lesotho | 62.48 | 2021 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 129 | United Arab Emirates | 61.58 | 2021 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 130 | Laos | 50.2 | 2021 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 131 | Kuwait | 49.65 | 2021 | up 67.2% | rising |
| 132 | Luxembourg | 46.76 | 2021 | up 115.4% | rising |
| 133 | Iceland | 45.42 | 2021 | up 129.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Liberia | 41.81 | 2021 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 135 | Cyprus | 40.99 | 2021 | up 59.4% | rising |
| 136 | Singapore | 40.86 | 2021 | up 70.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Trinidad and Tobago | 38.69 | 2021 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 138 | Djibouti | 33.6 | 2021 | up 67.9% | rising |
| 139 | Gabon | 31.49 | 2021 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 140 | Namibia | 30.86 | 2021 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 141 | Botswana | 29.75 | 2021 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 142 | Saudi Arabia | 27.84 | 2021 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 143 | Panama | 26.43 | 2021 | down 39.0% | rising |
| 144 | Eswatini | 25.88 | 2021 | up 63.5% | rising |
| 145 | Albania | 25.09 | 2021 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 146 | Bahamas | 24.12 | 2021 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 147 | Guinea-Bissau | 22.1 | 2021 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 148 | North Macedonia | 22.04 | 2021 | up 15.8% | falling |
| 149 | Mauritania | 21.82 | 2021 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 150 | Gambia | 21.46 | 2021 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 151 | Lebanon | 21.38 | 2021 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 152 | Equatorial Guinea | 19.62 | 2021 | up 60.4% | rising |
| 153 | Oman | 17.89 | 2021 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 154 | Comoros | 17.66 | 2021 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 155 | Jamaica | 16.2 | 2021 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 156 | Suriname | 13.26 | 2021 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 157 | Armenia | 12.79 | 2021 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 158 | Malta | 11.01 | 2021 | up 70.2% | falling |
| 159 | Qatar | 9.34 | 2021 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 160 | Jordan | 9.24 | 2021 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 161 | Belize | 9.04 | 2021 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 162 | Solomon Islands | 8.56 | 2021 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 163 | Montenegro | 8.04 | 2021 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 164 | Saint Lucia | 7.68 | 2021 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 165 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 7.03 | 2021 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 166 | Kiribati | 6.65 | 2021 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 167 | Bahrain | 6.54 | 2021 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 168 | Cape Verde | 6.38 | 2021 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 169 | Bhutan | 6.15 | 2021 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 170 | East Timor | 5.93 | 2021 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 171 | Guyana | 5.31 | 2021 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 172 | Barbados | 4.88 | 2021 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 173 | Dominica | 3.75 | 2021 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 174 | Grenada | 3.46 | 2021 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 175 | Brunei | 3.43 | 2021 | up 141.5% | volatile |
| 176 | Vanuatu | 2.74 | 2021 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 177 | Samoa | 2 | 2021 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 178 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.67 | 2021 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 179 | Maldives | 1.64 | 2021 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 180 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.59 | 2021 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 181 | Fiji | 1.45 | 2021 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 182 | Micronesia (country) | 1.43 | 2021 | up 7.5% | flat |
| 183 | Seychelles | 1.03 | 2021 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 184 | Tonga | 0.91 | 2021 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 185 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.84 | 2021 | down 81.6% | volatile |
| 186 | Marshall Islands | 0.57 | 2021 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 187 | Cook Islands | 0.36 | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 188 | Andorra | 0.31 | 2021 | down 13.9% | flat |
| 189 | Monaco | 0.23 | 2021 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 190 | Palau | 0.18 | 2021 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 191 | Nauru | 0.16 | 2021 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 192 | Tuvalu | 0.14 | 2021 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 193 | San Marino | 0.11 | 2021 | down 45.0% | rising |
| 194 | Niue | 0.03 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |