Deaths from mental health and substance use disorders who in Russia

Russia: Deaths from mental health and substance use disorders who was 25,668 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
25,668
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
4th
of 194 countries
All-time high
70,719
in 2003
All-time low
25,046
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths from mental health and substance use disorders who in Russia, 2000–2021

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2000201020212000: 59.5k2001: 63.8k2002: 68.2k2003: 70.7k2004: 69.3k2005: 69.5k2006: 60.4k2007: 52.6k2008: 49.8k2009: 44.3k2010: 41.6k2011: 36.3k2012: 34.0k2013: 33.5k2014: 36.6k2015: 34.8k2016: 34.1k2017: 31.3k2018: 30.8k2019: 28.8k2020: 25.0k2021: 25.7k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Russia recorded 25,668 for deaths from mental health and substance use disorders who in 2021.

The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths from mental health and substance use disorders who in Russia peaked at 70,719 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 25,046, in 2020.

That places Russia 4th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Deaths from mental health and substance use disorders who in Russia, year by year

Annual values for Deaths from mental health and substance use disorders who in Russia, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 59,515 —
2001 63,795 +7.2%
2002 68,241 +7.0%
2003 70,719 +3.6%
2004 69,307 -2.0%
2005 69,549 +0.4%
2006 60,361 -13.2%
2007 52,578 -12.9%
2008 49,757 -5.4%
2009 44,337 -10.9%
2010 41,605 -6.2%
2011 36,346 -12.6%
2012 33,986 -6.5%
2013 33,479 -1.5%
2014 36,622 +9.4%
2015 34,786 -5.0%
2016 34,086 -2.0%
2017 31,329 -8.1%
2018 30,762 -1.8%
2019 28,848 -6.2%
2020 25,046 -13.2%
2021 25,668 +2.5%

Russia compared with similar countries

  • Russia's 25,668 is above the median for high income countries, which is 294.55, 87.1× the median. (63 countries reporting)
  • Russia's 25,668 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 445, 57.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 60,816 44,337 70,719 10
2010s 34,185 28,848 41,605 10
2020s 25,357 25,046 25,668 2

Countries ranked near Russia

  1. 1 United States 128,367 compare
  2. 2 China 29,710 compare
  3. 3 India 29,217 compare
  4. 5 Brazil 11,838 compare
  5. 6 Canada 9,048 compare
  6. 7 Germany 8,095 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

More health data for Russia

All data for Russia →

Frequently asked questions

What is deaths from mental health and substance use disorders who in Russia?
Deaths from mental health and substance use disorders who in Russia was 25,668 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths from mental health and substance use disorders who recorded in Russia?
The highest recorded value was 70,719 in 2003.
What is the lowest deaths from mental health and substance use disorders who recorded in Russia?
The lowest recorded value was 25,046 in 2020.
How does Russia rank for deaths from mental health and substance use disorders who?
Russia ranks 4th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths from mental health and substance use disorders who rising or falling in Russia?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Russia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths from mental health and substance use disorders who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Deaths from mental health and substance use disorders who in Russia. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 11 November 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/deaths-from-mental-health-and-substance-use-disorders-who/russian-federation/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/deaths-from-mental-health-and-substance-use-disorders-who/russian-federation/">Deaths from mental health and substance use disorders who in Russia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Deaths from mental health and substance use disorders who
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed