WHO Global Suicide and Mental Health Dataset

Columns

• Country: The name of the country.
• Sex: The gender category (Male, Female, or Both sexes).
• Year: The year the data was recorded.
• Suicide Rate: The age-standardised suicide rate, measured as the number of suicides per 100,000 people.
• Mental hospitals (per 100 000 population): The number of mental hospitals per 100,000 people.
• Mental health units in general hospitals (per 100 000 population): The number of mental health units in general hospitals per 100,000 people.
• Mental health outpatient facilities (per 100 000 population): The number of mental health outpatient facilities per 100,000 people.
• Mental health day treatment facilities (per 100 000 population): The number of mental health day treatment facilities per 100,000 people.
• Community residential facilities (per 100 000 population): The number of community residential facilities per 100,000 people.
• Psychiatrists working in mental health sector (per 100 000 population): The number of psychiatrists in the mental health sector per 100,000 people.
• Nurses working in mental health sector (per 100 000 population): The number of nurses in the mental health sector per 100,000 people.
• Social workers working in mental health sector (per 100 000 population): The number of social workers in the mental health sector per 100,000 people.
• Psychologists working in mental health sector (per 100 000 population): The number of psychologists in the mental health sector per 100,000 people.
• Government expenditures on mental hospitals as a percentage of total government expenditures on mental health (%): Government spending on mental hospitals as a percentage of its total mental health budget.
• Stand-alone law for mental health: Indicates whether the country has a dedicated law for mental health.
• Year the law was enacted (latest revision): The year of the latest revision of the mental health law.
• Stand-alone policy or plan for mental health: Indicates whether the country has a dedicated policy or plan for mental health.
• Publication year of the policy or plan (latest revision): The publication year of the latest revision of the mental health policy or plan.
• Beds in community residential facilities (per 100k population): The number of beds in community residential facilities per 100,000 people.
• Beds in mental hospitals (per 100k population): The number of beds in mental hospitals per 100,000 people.
• Beds for mental health in general hospitals (per 100k population): The number of beds for mental health in general hospitals per 100,000 people.

Distribution

Usage

Coverage

• Geographic: The data includes information from over 200 countries worldwide.
• Time Range: The dataset covers the years from 2000 to 2017.
• Demographic: Data is available for males, females, and both sexes combined. Suicide rates are age-standardised to allow for fair comparisons between countries with different age structures.

License

Who Can Use It

• Public Health Researchers: To investigate correlations between mental health spending, infrastructure, and suicide outcomes.
• Policymakers: To assess the effectiveness of mental health legislation and policies by comparing national data against global trends.
• Data Scientists: To build predictive models for forecasting suicide rates based on available indicators.
• Journalists and NGOs: To create data-driven reports and raise awareness about mental health and suicide prevention.

Dataset Name Suggestions

• Global Suicide Rates and Mental Health Indicators (2000-2017)
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