What is the difference in suicide rate between Central African Republic and Suriname?

0.36 deaths per 100,000 people, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Suriname?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

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.

Central African Republic vs Suriname: Suicide rate

Central African Republic

22.58 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Suriname

22.22 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Central African Republic rank

6th

Suriname rank

7th

Suicide rate over time

Central African Republic
Suriname

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 22.58 deaths per 100,000 people against 22.22 deaths per 100,000 people in Suriname, a difference of 0.36 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Suriname ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 6th and Suriname ranks 7th of 194 countries.

Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
2000s	20.91 deaths per 100,000 people	25.34 deaths per 100,000 people	4.43 deaths per 100,000 people	Suriname
2010s	23.36 deaths per 100,000 people	26.37 deaths per 100,000 people	3.01 deaths per 100,000 people	Suriname
2020s	23.37 deaths per 100,000 people	25.45 deaths per 100,000 people	2.08 deaths per 100,000 people	Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide rate, Central African Republic or Suriname?: Central African Republic, at 22.58 deaths per 100,000 people against 22.22 deaths per 100,000 people in Suriname as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide rate between Central African Republic and Suriname?: 0.36 deaths per 100,000 people, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Suriname?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Central African Republic and Suriname rank globally for suicide rate?: Central African Republic ranks 6th and Suriname ranks 7th 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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Indicator: Suicide rate
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of age-standardized deaths from self-harm in both sexes, per 100,000 people.