Japan vs Niger: Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate

Japan
2
in 2021
Niger
2.05
in 2021
Japan rank
170th
Niger rank
168th

Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate over time

  • Japan
  • Niger
0123200020102021

How they compare

Niger currently reports 2.05 against 2 in Japan, a difference of 0.05.

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

Japan ranks 170th and Niger ranks 168th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Niger Difference Ahead
2000s 2.75 1.97 0.7821 Japan
2010s 2.5 2.15 0.3515 Japan
2020s 2.04 2.11 0.0685 Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher male-to-female ratio of suicide rate, Japan or Niger?
Niger, at 2.05 against 2 in Japan as of 2021.
What is the difference in male-to-female ratio of suicide rate between Japan and Niger?
0.05, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Niger?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Japan and Niger rank globally for male-to-female ratio of suicide rate?
Japan ranks 170th and Niger ranks 168th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate
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, 4,242 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Age-standardized suicide rate of males divided by the age-standardized suicide rate of females.