Malawi vs Uganda: Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate

Malawi
4.69
in 2021
Uganda
4.71
in 2021
Malawi rank
44th
Uganda rank
42nd

Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate over time

  • Malawi
  • Uganda
0246200020102021

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 4.71 against 4.69 in Malawi, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 44th and Uganda ranks 42nd of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Uganda Difference Ahead
2000s 4.87 4.61 0.2526 Malawi
2010s 5.19 5.08 0.1085 Malawi
2020s 4.87 4.86 0.0047 Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher male-to-female ratio of suicide rate, Malawi or Uganda?
Uganda, at 4.71 against 4.69 in Malawi as of 2021.
What is the difference in male-to-female ratio of suicide rate between Malawi and Uganda?
0.02, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for male-to-female ratio of suicide rate?
Malawi ranks 44th and Uganda ranks 42nd 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.