Which has higher male-to-female ratio of suicide rate, South Africa or Tanzania, United Republic of?

Tanzania, United Republic of, at 3.41 against 3.4 in South Africa as of 2021.

What is the difference in male-to-female ratio of suicide rate between South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of?

0.01, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of?

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 Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

South Africa vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate

South Africa

3.4

in 2021

Tanzania, United Republic of

3.41

in 2021

South Africa rank

88th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

86th

Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate over time

South Africa
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 3.41 against 3.4 in South Africa, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

South Africa ranks 88th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 86th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Africa	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
2000s	3.41	3.98	0.5747	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	3.35	3.71	0.3663	Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s	3.56	3.49	0.0637	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher male-to-female ratio of suicide rate, South Africa or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 3.41 against 3.4 in South Africa as of 2021.
What is the difference in male-to-female ratio of suicide rate between South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 0.01, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for male-to-female ratio of suicide rate?: South Africa ranks 88th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 86th 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: 28 August 2026

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