Mental health and substance use disorders deaths in Bahamas
Bahamas: Mental health and substance use disorders deaths was 24.12 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Mental health and substance use disorders deaths in Bahamas, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 24.12 deaths for mental health and substance use disorders deaths in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders deaths in Bahamas peaked at 24.12 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.96 deaths, in 2002.
That places Bahamas 146th 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 deaths in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.02 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 13.69 deaths | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 12.96 deaths | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 13.7 deaths | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 14.89 deaths | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 14.11 deaths | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 14.76 deaths | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 15.35 deaths | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 16.63 deaths | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 18.21 deaths | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 17.77 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 16.38 deaths | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 16.86 deaths | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 17.22 deaths | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 19.49 deaths | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 21.33 deaths | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 22.51 deaths | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 23.13 deaths | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 23.11 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 23.97 deaths | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 22.87 deaths | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 24.12 deaths | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.93 deaths | 12.96 deaths | 18.21 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.18 deaths | 16.38 deaths | 23.97 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.5 deaths | 22.87 deaths | 24.12 deaths | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders deaths in Bahamas?
- Mental health and substance use disorders deaths in Bahamas was 24.12 deaths 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 deaths recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 24.12 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders deaths recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.96 deaths in 2002.
- How does Bahamas rank for mental health and substance use disorders deaths?
- Bahamas ranks 146th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders deaths rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas 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 deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from mental and substance use disorders in both sexes.