Egypt vs Lesotho: Number of suicides

Egypt
688.04 deaths
in 2021
Lesotho
694.52 deaths
in 2021
Egypt rank
90th
Lesotho rank
89th

Number of suicides over time

  • Egypt
  • Lesotho
2004006008001.0k200020102021

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 694.52 deaths against 688.04 deaths in Egypt, a difference of 6.48 deaths.

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

Egypt ranks 90th and Lesotho ranks 89th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Lesotho Difference Ahead
2000s 729.09 deaths 313.67 deaths 415.41 deaths Egypt
2010s 932.1 deaths 588.14 deaths 343.96 deaths Egypt
2020s 766.88 deaths 744.67 deaths 22.21 deaths Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of suicides, Egypt or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 694.52 deaths against 688.04 deaths in Egypt as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of suicides between Egypt and Lesotho?
6.48 deaths, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Lesotho?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Egypt and Lesotho rank globally for number of suicides?
Egypt ranks 90th and Lesotho ranks 89th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of suicides. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of suicides
Unit
deaths
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

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