Egypt vs Sao Tome and Principe: Suicide rate
Egypt
0.63 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Sao Tome and Principe
0.85 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Egypt rank
191st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
189th
Suicide rate over time
- Egypt
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.85 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.63 deaths per 100,000 people in Egypt, a difference of 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.3 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 191st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.931 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.883 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.048 deaths per 100,000 people | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.968 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.841 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.127 deaths per 100,000 people | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.835 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.125 deaths per 100,000 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher suicide rate, Egypt or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.85 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.63 deaths per 100,000 people in Egypt as of 2021.
- What is the difference in suicide rate between Egypt and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.22 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Egypt and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for suicide rate?
- Egypt ranks 191st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 189th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Suicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from self-harm in both sexes, per 100,000 people.