Deaths from mental health and substance use disorders who in Vietnam

Vietnam: Deaths from mental health and substance use disorders who was 2,079 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
2,079
Change on year
up 7.5%
World rank
18th
of 194 countries
All-time high
2,089
in 2019
All-time low
973.07
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

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

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2000201020212000: 973.12001: 1.0k2002: 1.0k2003: 1.1k2004: 1.1k2005: 1.1k2006: 1.2k2007: 1.3k2008: 1.4k2009: 1.5k2010: 1.6k2011: 1.6k2012: 1.7k2013: 1.8k2014: 1.8k2015: 1.9k2016: 2.0k2017: 2.0k2018: 2.0k2019: 2.1k2020: 1.9k2021: 2.1k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Vietnam recorded 2,079 for deaths from mental health and substance use disorders who in 2021.

The figure is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths from mental health and substance use disorders who in Vietnam peaked at 2,089 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 973.07, in 2000.

Vietnam ranks 18th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

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

Annual values for Deaths from mental health and substance use disorders who in Vietnam, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 973.07 —
2001 1,007 +3.4%
2002 1,034 +2.8%
2003 1,057 +2.2%
2004 1,092 +3.3%
2005 1,144 +4.7%
2006 1,185 +3.6%
2007 1,287 +8.6%
2008 1,390 +8.0%
2009 1,465 +5.4%
2010 1,559 +6.4%
2011 1,620 +3.9%
2012 1,679 +3.6%
2013 1,752 +4.3%
2014 1,848 +5.5%
2015 1,934 +4.6%
2016 1,967 +1.7%
2017 1,981 +0.8%
2018 2,028 +2.3%
2019 2,089 +3.0%
2020 1,934 -7.4%
2021 2,079 +7.5%

Vietnam compared with similar countries

  • Vietnam's 2,079 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 211.2, 9.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Vietnam's 2,079 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 56.89, 36.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,163 973.07 1,465 10
2010s 1,846 1,559 2,089 10
2020s 2,006 1,934 2,079 2

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 15 Japan 2,466 compare
  2. 16 Belarus 2,426 compare
  3. 17 Thailand 2,287 compare
  4. 19 South Africa 2,033 compare
  5. 20 Pakistan 1,983 compare
  6. 21 Australia 1,866 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths from mental health and substance use disorders who in Vietnam?
Deaths from mental health and substance use disorders who in Vietnam was 2,079 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths from mental health and substance use disorders who recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 2,089 in 2019.
What is the lowest deaths from mental health and substance use disorders who recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 973.07 in 2000.
How does Vietnam rank for deaths from mental health and substance use disorders who?
Vietnam ranks 18th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths from mental health and substance use disorders who rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Vietnam 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.

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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
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