What is the difference in suicide rate between Nigeria and United Kingdom?

0.14 deaths per 100,000 people, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United Kingdom?

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.

Nigeria vs United Kingdom: Suicide rate

Nigeria

8.56 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

United Kingdom

8.7 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Nigeria rank

96th

United Kingdom rank

95th

Suicide rate over time

Nigeria
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 8.7 deaths per 100,000 people against 8.56 deaths per 100,000 people in Nigeria, a difference of 0.14 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 96th and United Kingdom ranks 95th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
2000s	9.45 deaths per 100,000 people	7.2 deaths per 100,000 people	2.25 deaths per 100,000 people	Nigeria
2010s	8.17 deaths per 100,000 people	7.66 deaths per 100,000 people	0.5081 deaths per 100,000 people	Nigeria
2020s	8.33 deaths per 100,000 people	8.4 deaths per 100,000 people	0.0676 deaths per 100,000 people	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide rate, Nigeria or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 8.7 deaths per 100,000 people against 8.56 deaths per 100,000 people in Nigeria as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide rate between Nigeria and United Kingdom?: 0.14 deaths per 100,000 people, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United Kingdom?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Nigeria and United Kingdom rank globally for suicide rate?: Nigeria ranks 96th and United Kingdom ranks 95th 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.