El Salvador vs India: Male vs. female suicide rate

El Salvador
14.32 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
India
14.18 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
El Salvador rank
82nd
India rank
83rd

Male vs. female suicide rate over time

  • El Salvador
  • India
0510152025200020102021

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 14.32 deaths per 100,000 people against 14.18 deaths per 100,000 people in India, 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 India ahead.

El Salvador ranks 82nd and India ranks 83rd of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador India Difference Ahead
2000s 15.9 deaths per 100,000 people 18.62 deaths per 100,000 people 2.71 deaths per 100,000 people India
2010s 15.91 deaths per 100,000 people 18.2 deaths per 100,000 people 2.28 deaths per 100,000 people India
2020s 14.16 deaths per 100,000 people 14.97 deaths per 100,000 people 0.8039 deaths per 100,000 people India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher male vs. female suicide rate, El Salvador or India?
El Salvador, at 14.32 deaths per 100,000 people against 14.18 deaths per 100,000 people in India as of 2021.
What is the difference in male vs. female suicide rate between El Salvador and India?
0.14 deaths per 100,000 people, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and India?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do El Salvador and India rank globally for male vs. female suicide rate?
El Salvador ranks 82nd and India ranks 83rd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Male vs. female suicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Male vs. female 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
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Estimated number of age-standardized deaths from self-harm in males, per 100,000 people.