Mental Health Hospital Admissions per 100,000 Population

Mental health unit admission rates per 100,000 population, compiled by the World Health Organization. This dataset provides standardized metrics for comparing mental healthcare service utilization across different regions. It is part of the WHO's Global Health Observatory data repository.

Use Cases

• Benchmark national mental health admission rates against regional averages using the per 100,000 metric.
• Analyze trends in hospital-based mental healthcare utilization over time for specific countries.
• Correlate admission rates with other WHO health indicators to study mental health service drivers.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative World Health Organization.
• Metrics are standardized (per 100,000) for cross-country comparison.

Limitations

• Specific row count, column details, and temporal coverage are unknown.
• Data may have reporting gaps or inconsistencies between member states.

Provenance

Source

World Health Organization (WHO) Global Health Observatory

Collection Method

Compiled from member state reporting and national health information systems.

Geography

Global, with country-level data likely.