El Salvador vs Haiti: Suicide rate
El Salvador
7.71 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Haiti
7.81 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
El Salvador rank
92nd
Haiti rank
91st
Suicide rate over time
- El Salvador
- Haiti
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 7.81 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.71 deaths per 100,000 people in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Haiti ahead.
El Salvador ranks 92nd and Haiti ranks 91st of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Haiti in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Haiti | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.323 deaths per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 8.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.39 deaths per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 7.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.235 deaths per 100,000 people | Haiti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher suicide rate, El Salvador or Haiti?
- Haiti, at 7.81 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.71 deaths per 100,000 people in El Salvador as of 2021.
- What is the difference in suicide rate between El Salvador and Haiti?
- 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Haiti?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do El Salvador and Haiti rank globally for suicide rate?
- El Salvador ranks 92nd and Haiti ranks 91st 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.