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Schizophrenia Rates by Country

Singapore has the highest Schizophrenia Estimated Overall Prevalence in 2023 (549.54 cases per 100k), followed by United Arab Emirates (531.55 cases per 100k) and Japan (529.08 cases per 100k). Chad has the lowest (169.86 cases per 100k).

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Schizophrenia Estimated Overall Prevalence, 2023

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 203 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
328.39 cases per 100k
Middle half 264.11 cases per 100k – 370.28 cases per 100k
Average
318.99 cases per 100k
203 countries
Highest
549.54 cases per 100k
Singapore
Lowest
169.86 cases per 100k
Chad

Over time · 2019–2023

The top 5 in 2023, against the median.

  • Median of all countries
  • Singapore
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Japan
  • Qatar
  • Iran

Data

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203 countries · # = rank by Schizophrenia Estimated Overall Prevalence
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1Singapore549.54 cases per 100k682.42 cases per 100k426.54 cases per 100k
2United Arab Emirates531.55 cases per 100k673.64 cases per 100k401.33 cases per 100k
3Japan529.08 cases per 100k606.75 cases per 100k458.53 cases per 100k
4Qatar503.03 cases per 100k638.85 cases per 100k376.2 cases per 100k
5Iran472.55 cases per 100k557.18 cases per 100k400.21 cases per 100k
6United States467.52 cases per 100k544.75 cases per 100k395.74 cases per 100k
7Finland448.93 cases per 100k542.38 cases per 100k360.16 cases per 100k
8Taiwan448.22 cases per 100k532.78 cases per 100k356.79 cases per 100k
9Kuwait447.65 cases per 100k559.95 cases per 100k346.73 cases per 100k
10Bermuda444.21 cases per 100k544.75 cases per 100k355.74 cases per 100k
11Greenland437.9 cases per 100k533.75 cases per 100k343.38 cases per 100k
12Bahrain434.45 cases per 100k550.69 cases per 100k340.25 cases per 100k
13Brunei419.32 cases per 100k522.77 cases per 100k323.32 cases per 100k
14South Korea418.44 cases per 100k431.83 cases per 100k404.84 cases per 100k
15Netherlands415.73 cases per 100k494.43 cases per 100k342.28 cases per 100k
16Barbados414.25 cases per 100k501.14 cases per 100k327.96 cases per 100k
17Cuba409.83 cases per 100k500.21 cases per 100k324.47 cases per 100k
18Puerto Rico409.29 cases per 100k499.66 cases per 100k324.04 cases per 100k
19Costa Rica401.46 cases per 100k495.95 cases per 100k311.63 cases per 100k
20Antigua and Barbuda397.56 cases per 100k490.63 cases per 100k310.95 cases per 100k
21Maldives392.08 cases per 100k493.75 cases per 100k301.46 cases per 100k
22Andorra391.5 cases per 100k474.55 cases per 100k307.5 cases per 100k
23Saint Lucia390.63 cases per 100k482.63 cases per 100k308.41 cases per 100k
24Australia390 cases per 100k475.93 cases per 100k308.04 cases per 100k
25Palau389.61 cases per 100k483.36 cases per 100k305.5 cases per 100k
26United States Virgin Islands389.46 cases per 100k473.07 cases per 100k310.65 cases per 100k
27Oman388.95 cases per 100k494.85 cases per 100k293.12 cases per 100k
28Ireland388.57 cases per 100k476.13 cases per 100k307.49 cases per 100k
29Saint Kitts and Nevis385.78 cases per 100k476.68 cases per 100k303.7 cases per 100k
30Saudi Arabia385.37 cases per 100k487.61 cases per 100k286.86 cases per 100k
31Bhutan385.33 cases per 100k478.05 cases per 100k298.24 cases per 100k
32Tunisia383.54 cases per 100k473.46 cases per 100k300.75 cases per 100k
33North Korea380.68 cases per 100k464.32 cases per 100k301.99 cases per 100k
34San Marino380.51 cases per 100k461.87 cases per 100k307.1 cases per 100k
35Venezuela380.45 cases per 100k472.48 cases per 100k291.26 cases per 100k
36Bosnia and Herzegovina379.23 cases per 100k465.97 cases per 100k300.15 cases per 100k
37Mauritius378.43 cases per 100k468.02 cases per 100k297.26 cases per 100k
38New Zealand378.24 cases per 100k446.8 cases per 100k323.5 cases per 100k
39Poland377.8 cases per 100k442.8 cases per 100k323.64 cases per 100k
40Malta377.79 cases per 100k461.32 cases per 100k299.05 cases per 100k
41Slovenia377.63 cases per 100k461.16 cases per 100k301.66 cases per 100k
42Bangladesh377.42 cases per 100k465.27 cases per 100k295 cases per 100k
43China377.1 cases per 100k443.13 cases per 100k315.93 cases per 100k
44Thailand376.45 cases per 100k456.39 cases per 100k299.57 cases per 100k
45Slovakia374.83 cases per 100k460.08 cases per 100k296.77 cases per 100k
46Armenia374.45 cases per 100k458.06 cases per 100k299.2 cases per 100k
47Serbia373.61 cases per 100k455.89 cases per 100k297.41 cases per 100k
48Dominica373.36 cases per 100k458.8 cases per 100k296.79 cases per 100k
49Colombia371.79 cases per 100k454.6 cases per 100k292.3 cases per 100k
50Albania371.11 cases per 100k451.74 cases per 100k296.4 cases per 100k
51Northern Mariana Islands370.39 cases per 100k456.99 cases per 100k292.54 cases per 100k
52Czechia370.17 cases per 100k454.13 cases per 100k291.48 cases per 100k
53Croatia370.14 cases per 100k451.15 cases per 100k289.45 cases per 100k
54Lebanon369.89 cases per 100k460.82 cases per 100k286.61 cases per 100k
55Mexico368.97 cases per 100k434.7 cases per 100k314.87 cases per 100k
56Trinidad and Tobago367.62 cases per 100k445.53 cases per 100k295.5 cases per 100k
57Jamaica367.22 cases per 100k458.3 cases per 100k284.81 cases per 100k
58Bulgaria367.13 cases per 100k448.79 cases per 100k291.84 cases per 100k
59Guam366.75 cases per 100k451.02 cases per 100k296.16 cases per 100k
60Germany365.85 cases per 100k442.96 cases per 100k289.21 cases per 100k
61North Macedonia365.4 cases per 100k448.19 cases per 100k287.89 cases per 100k
62Hungary364.72 cases per 100k444.48 cases per 100k290.55 cases per 100k
63Bahamas362.92 cases per 100k447.13 cases per 100k283.68 cases per 100k
64Switzerland361.46 cases per 100k439.79 cases per 100k287.22 cases per 100k
65Brazil361.13 cases per 100k424.98 cases per 100k306.97 cases per 100k
66Grenada361.02 cases per 100k442.55 cases per 100k285.46 cases per 100k
67Greece360.91 cases per 100k437.65 cases per 100k285.32 cases per 100k
68Libya359.95 cases per 100k446.98 cases per 100k281.3 cases per 100k
69Saint Vincent and the Grenadines358.39 cases per 100k440.28 cases per 100k282.65 cases per 100k
70Azerbaijan358.34 cases per 100k439.86 cases per 100k278.07 cases per 100k
71Panama358.07 cases per 100k440.06 cases per 100k272.98 cases per 100k
72Seychelles357.83 cases per 100k442.92 cases per 100k278.93 cases per 100k
73Monaco357.3 cases per 100k429.53 cases per 100k286.52 cases per 100k
74Luxembourg357.11 cases per 100k434.62 cases per 100k278.82 cases per 100k
75Morocco357.1 cases per 100k440.9 cases per 100k277.45 cases per 100k
76Romania356.96 cases per 100k439.36 cases per 100k278.53 cases per 100k
77Cyprus356.65 cases per 100k438.41 cases per 100k282.87 cases per 100k
78Montenegro355.97 cases per 100k435.28 cases per 100k282.69 cases per 100k
79Austria355.62 cases per 100k429.55 cases per 100k282.22 cases per 100k
80Malaysia355.08 cases per 100k440.82 cases per 100k276.11 cases per 100k
81Vietnam353.79 cases per 100k432.93 cases per 100k279.27 cases per 100k
82Portugal353.37 cases per 100k431.65 cases per 100k283.33 cases per 100k
83Niue350.04 cases per 100k427.28 cases per 100k279.6 cases per 100k
84Cook Islands349.06 cases per 100k424.33 cases per 100k281.1 cases per 100k
85Algeria346.67 cases per 100k431.07 cases per 100k272.74 cases per 100k
86Sri Lanka345.29 cases per 100k425.55 cases per 100k271.54 cases per 100k
87Georgia343.94 cases per 100k424.2 cases per 100k275.64 cases per 100k
88Italy343.88 cases per 100k399.47 cases per 100k294.78 cases per 100k
89Indonesia342.79 cases per 100k404.34 cases per 100k290.43 cases per 100k
90Jordan342.56 cases per 100k427.86 cases per 100k266.69 cases per 100k
91Nepal339.25 cases per 100k417.72 cases per 100k264.03 cases per 100k
92Belgium338.9 cases per 100k410.49 cases per 100k271.93 cases per 100k
93France337.79 cases per 100k407.86 cases per 100k270.93 cases per 100k
94Iceland336.97 cases per 100k410.57 cases per 100k265.5 cases per 100k
95India335.17 cases per 100k394.31 cases per 100k279.56 cases per 100k
96El Salvador334.45 cases per 100k411.39 cases per 100k259.74 cases per 100k
97United Kingdom332.57 cases per 100k388.6 cases per 100k284.62 cases per 100k
98Nicaragua330.77 cases per 100k411.03 cases per 100k257.94 cases per 100k
99Norway330.62 cases per 100k383.5 cases per 100k286.35 cases per 100k
100Tokelau330.17 cases per 100k411.22 cases per 100k259.16 cases per 100k
101Dominican Republic329.68 cases per 100k406.95 cases per 100k257.96 cases per 100k
102Suriname328.39 cases per 100k406.21 cases per 100k259.91 cases per 100k
103American Samoa327.96 cases per 100k406.11 cases per 100k258.18 cases per 100k
104Cape Verde322.97 cases per 100k401.89 cases per 100k247.84 cases per 100k
105Syria321.37 cases per 100k394.96 cases per 100k253.45 cases per 100k
106Fiji319.81 cases per 100k393.48 cases per 100k252.74 cases per 100k
107Guyana316.9 cases per 100k391.98 cases per 100k251.07 cases per 100k
108Paraguay314.98 cases per 100k387.35 cases per 100k245.16 cases per 100k
109Chile311.83 cases per 100k380.1 cases per 100k243.88 cases per 100k
110South Africa310.72 cases per 100k368.16 cases per 100k263.34 cases per 100k
111Uzbekistan309.76 cases per 100k382.52 cases per 100k238.54 cases per 100k
112Belize309.55 cases per 100k384.45 cases per 100k242.21 cases per 100k
113Kazakhstan306.13 cases per 100k383.5 cases per 100k238.24 cases per 100k
114Philippines305.44 cases per 100k357.83 cases per 100k258.38 cases per 100k
115Denmark301.76 cases per 100k362.37 cases per 100k237.72 cases per 100k
116Israel300.36 cases per 100k365.96 cases per 100k240.73 cases per 100k
117Turkey299.44 cases per 100k372.48 cases per 100k238.39 cases per 100k
118Egypt298.67 cases per 100k375.01 cases per 100k233.27 cases per 100k
119Micronesia298.61 cases per 100k367.29 cases per 100k228.96 cases per 100k
120Uruguay298.54 cases per 100k365.06 cases per 100k237.82 cases per 100k
121Ukraine297.64 cases per 100k347.69 cases per 100k252.8 cases per 100k
122Moldova294.94 cases per 100k361.64 cases per 100k231.35 cases per 100k
123Tuvalu294.01 cases per 100k361.11 cases per 100k227.67 cases per 100k
124Palestine292.88 cases per 100k371.43 cases per 100k227.11 cases per 100k
125Turkmenistan292.71 cases per 100k363.38 cases per 100k227.04 cases per 100k
126Cambodia292.65 cases per 100k365.28 cases per 100k223.23 cases per 100k
127Mongolia292.57 cases per 100k369.02 cases per 100k226.09 cases per 100k
128Myanmar292.52 cases per 100k362.52 cases per 100k226.58 cases per 100k
129Iraq292.41 cases per 100k364.8 cases per 100k225.53 cases per 100k
130Estonia290.91 cases per 100k360.33 cases per 100k226.49 cases per 100k
131Argentina290.29 cases per 100k356.07 cases per 100k224.39 cases per 100k
132Kyrgyzstan288.17 cases per 100k360.94 cases per 100k221.1 cases per 100k
133Lithuania287.9 cases per 100k353.16 cases per 100k225.68 cases per 100k
134Spain286.51 cases per 100k320.55 cases per 100k256.64 cases per 100k
135Laos286.37 cases per 100k355.77 cases per 100k218.43 cases per 100k
136Guatemala286 cases per 100k354.44 cases per 100k217.6 cases per 100k
137Sweden285.67 cases per 100k307.58 cases per 100k268.64 cases per 100k
138Belarus285.37 cases per 100k352.43 cases per 100k222.02 cases per 100k
139Honduras283.18 cases per 100k352.44 cases per 100k216.86 cases per 100k
140Tonga280.68 cases per 100k343.32 cases per 100k218.91 cases per 100k
141Latvia280.56 cases per 100k343.2 cases per 100k222.4 cases per 100k
142Pakistan279.92 cases per 100k326.01 cases per 100k236.02 cases per 100k
143Marshall Islands279.84 cases per 100k347.14 cases per 100k218.35 cases per 100k
144Sudan275.14 cases per 100k341.98 cases per 100k210.7 cases per 100k
145Botswana275.13 cases per 100k347.68 cases per 100k209.47 cases per 100k
146Djibouti270.13 cases per 100k342.92 cases per 100k207.79 cases per 100k
147Kiribati269.85 cases per 100k339.12 cases per 100k208.2 cases per 100k
148Sao Tome and Principe267.15 cases per 100k337.39 cases per 100k205.33 cases per 100k
149Haiti264.92 cases per 100k333.46 cases per 100k200.37 cases per 100k
150Samoa264.83 cases per 100k325.74 cases per 100k207.59 cases per 100k
151Peru264.48 cases per 100k325.69 cases per 100k206.73 cases per 100k
152Tajikistan264.45 cases per 100k331.6 cases per 100k205.43 cases per 100k
153Vanuatu263.77 cases per 100k331.25 cases per 100k202.47 cases per 100k
154Papua New Guinea263.47 cases per 100k328.76 cases per 100k203.01 cases per 100k
155Nauru262.66 cases per 100k329.75 cases per 100k203.5 cases per 100k
156Solomon Islands258.66 cases per 100k323.38 cases per 100k200.72 cases per 100k
157Gabon254.43 cases per 100k315.61 cases per 100k195.14 cases per 100k
158Russia254.32 cases per 100k296.7 cases per 100k216.97 cases per 100k
159Timor-Leste252.83 cases per 100k317.85 cases per 100k197.46 cases per 100k
160Canada250.8 cases per 100k270.63 cases per 100k238.48 cases per 100k
161Comoros250.5 cases per 100k310.79 cases per 100k192.99 cases per 100k
162Ghana248.15 cases per 100k312.6 cases per 100k189.94 cases per 100k
163Namibia247.12 cases per 100k309.85 cases per 100k187.16 cases per 100k
164Liberia244.53 cases per 100k306.07 cases per 100k184.36 cases per 100k
165Eswatini244.15 cases per 100k308.15 cases per 100k187.62 cases per 100k
166Kenya243.88 cases per 100k286.7 cases per 100k204.15 cases per 100k
167Yemen243.87 cases per 100k305.57 cases per 100k187.39 cases per 100k
168Bolivia239.54 cases per 100k298.23 cases per 100k184.26 cases per 100k
169Ecuador239.39 cases per 100k295.63 cases per 100k189 cases per 100k
170Lesotho239.31 cases per 100k298.49 cases per 100k180.96 cases per 100k
171Sierra Leone236.66 cases per 100k299.65 cases per 100k179.97 cases per 100k
172Rwanda236.03 cases per 100k294.74 cases per 100k179.85 cases per 100k
173Togo235.56 cases per 100k297.01 cases per 100k180.89 cases per 100k
174Eritrea229.69 cases per 100k287.63 cases per 100k172.99 cases per 100k
175Mauritania225.61 cases per 100k282.33 cases per 100k171.93 cases per 100k
176Ivory Coast223.38 cases per 100k286.39 cases per 100k169.9 cases per 100k
177Senegal221.55 cases per 100k276.94 cases per 100k169.6 cases per 100k
178Madagascar219.51 cases per 100k275.55 cases per 100k166.71 cases per 100k
179Ethiopia218.6 cases per 100k260.51 cases per 100k180.85 cases per 100k
180Equatorial Guinea218.37 cases per 100k277.93 cases per 100k164.42 cases per 100k
181Gambia216.48 cases per 100k273.08 cases per 100k163.03 cases per 100k
182Nigeria216.4 cases per 100k255.64 cases per 100k182.41 cases per 100k
183South Sudan215.47 cases per 100k268.21 cases per 100k166.97 cases per 100k
184Zimbabwe213 cases per 100k265.76 cases per 100k163.01 cases per 100k
185Cameroon211.99 cases per 100k267.46 cases per 100k159.76 cases per 100k
186Tanzania211.82 cases per 100k264.41 cases per 100k163.69 cases per 100k
187Benin207.06 cases per 100k257.85 cases per 100k157.53 cases per 100k
188DR Congo206.3 cases per 100k259.1 cases per 100k158.46 cases per 100k
189Guinea-Bissau205.58 cases per 100k260.46 cases per 100k157.32 cases per 100k
190Afghanistan204.25 cases per 100k255 cases per 100k155.21 cases per 100k
191Guinea202.4 cases per 100k256.53 cases per 100k154.33 cases per 100k
192Angola201.42 cases per 100k254.63 cases per 100k156.51 cases per 100k
193Malawi200.66 cases per 100k251.67 cases per 100k151.29 cases per 100k
194Burundi199.12 cases per 100k248.68 cases per 100k150.98 cases per 100k
195Burkina Faso197.92 cases per 100k249.26 cases per 100k151.3 cases per 100k
196Zambia193.68 cases per 100k244.92 cases per 100k147.59 cases per 100k
197Mali191.81 cases per 100k239.16 cases per 100k147.61 cases per 100k
198Uganda189.32 cases per 100k238.21 cases per 100k144.67 cases per 100k
199Mozambique185.53 cases per 100k233.58 cases per 100k141.06 cases per 100k
200Somalia184.13 cases per 100k231.58 cases per 100k143.5 cases per 100k
201Central African Republic182.76 cases per 100k227.31 cases per 100k140.22 cases per 100k
202Niger172.21 cases per 100k216.76 cases per 100k131.48 cases per 100k
203Chad169.86 cases per 100k215.87 cases per 100k128.09 cases per 100k

What correlates with Schizophrenia Estimated Overall Prevalence (2023)?

Pearson r against 1,378 other country metrics sharing at least 122 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Schizophrenia Estimated Overall Prevalence tend to score higher on these

  1. Basic NeedsSocial Progress Index by Country
    r = +0.79 · very strong · n = 171
    Plot
  2. Life ExpectancyPast Life Expectancy by Country
    r = +0.78 · very strong · n = 187
    Plot
  3. LPI Health ScoreBest Healthcare in the World
    r = +0.77 · very strong · n = 165
    Plot
  4. Water & SanitationSocial Progress Index by Country
    r = +0.76 · very strong · n = 171
    Plot
  5. GDI Male Life ExpectancyGender Development Index by Country
    r = +0.76 · very strong · n = 190
    Plot
  6. Life Expectancy at Birth (Years)Health Indicators by Country (World Bank)
    r = +0.76 · very strong · n = 199
    Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Schizophrenia Estimated Overall Prevalence tend to score lower on these

  1. Young ADRAge Dependency Ratio by Country
    r = −0.83 · very strong · n = 199
    Plot
  2. Crude Birth Rate (CIA)Birth Rate by Country
    r = −0.82 · very strong · n = 201
    Plot
  3. % ChildrenChildren in the World by Country
    r = −0.81 · very strong · n = 188
    Plot
  4. Total Fertility Rate (Avg. Births Per Woman) 2015-2020Pronatalist Countries
    r = −0.81 · very strong · n = 183
    Plot
  5. Crude Birth Rate (UN)Birth Rate by Country
    r = −0.80 · very strong · n = 199
    Plot
  6. Aged 0-14Age Structure by Country
    r = −0.79 · very strong · n = 201
    Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Schizophrenia Estimated Overall Prevalence?
Singapore has the highest Schizophrenia Estimated Overall Prevalence in 2023, at 549.54 cases per 100k, followed by United Arab Emirates (531.55 cases per 100k) and Japan (529.08 cases per 100k).
Which country has the lowest Schizophrenia Estimated Overall Prevalence?
Chad has the lowest Schizophrenia Estimated Overall Prevalence in 2023, at 169.86 cases per 100k.
What is the median Schizophrenia Estimated Overall Prevalence across countries?
The median is 328.39 cases per 100k across the 203 countries with data in 2023.
Where does this schizophrenia rates by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: 2019 Global Burden of Disease - Vizhub GBD.

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