Mental health and substance use disorders deaths in Palau
Palau: Mental health and substance use disorders deaths was 0.18 deaths in 2021. ▼ Falling
Mental health and substance use disorders deaths in Palau, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2021, mental health and substance use disorders deaths in Palau stood at 0.18 deaths. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders deaths in Palau peaked at 0.21 deaths in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.18 deaths, in 2000.
That places Palau 190th 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 deaths in Palau, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.18 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 0.19 deaths | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 0.19 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.18 deaths | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.21 deaths | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2 deaths | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.21 deaths | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2 deaths | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.19 deaths | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.19 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.19 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.18 deaths | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.19 deaths | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.19 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.18 deaths | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.18 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.18 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.18 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.19 deaths | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.18 deaths | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.196 deaths | 0.18 deaths | 0.21 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.185 deaths | 0.18 deaths | 0.19 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.185 deaths | 0.18 deaths | 0.19 deaths | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders deaths in Palau?
- Mental health and substance use disorders deaths in Palau was 0.18 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.21 deaths in 2004.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders deaths recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.18 deaths in 2000.
- How does Palau rank for mental health and substance use disorders deaths?
- Palau ranks 190th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders deaths rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau 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.