This statistic displays the rate of mental health hospital admissions per 100,000 population worldwide as of 2020, by WHO region. There were about about 32.2 such hospital admissions per 100,000 population in the Eastern Mediterranean region that year.
Mental health hospital admissions per 100,000 population worldwide as of 2020, by region
Characteristic
Admissions per 100,000 population
Europe
275
Western Pacific
94.2
Global
71.8
Americas
41.8
Southeast Asia
34.5
Eastern Mediterranean
32.2
Africa
27.8
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WHO. (October 8, 2021). Mental health hospital admissions per 100,000 population worldwide as of 2020, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 01, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/452902/admission-rate-in-mental-health-hospitals-by-world-region/
WHO. "Mental health hospital admissions per 100,000 population worldwide as of 2020, by region." Chart. October 8, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 01, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/452902/admission-rate-in-mental-health-hospitals-by-world-region/
WHO. (2021). Mental health hospital admissions per 100,000 population worldwide as of 2020, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 01, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/452902/admission-rate-in-mental-health-hospitals-by-world-region/
WHO. "Mental Health Hospital Admissions per 100,000 Population Worldwide as of 2020, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/452902/admission-rate-in-mental-health-hospitals-by-world-region/
WHO, Mental health hospital admissions per 100,000 population worldwide as of 2020, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/452902/admission-rate-in-mental-health-hospitals-by-world-region/ (last visited April 01, 2025)
Mental health hospital admissions per 100,000 population worldwide as of 2020, by region [Graph], WHO, October 8, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/452902/admission-rate-in-mental-health-hospitals-by-world-region/
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