Burkina Faso vs El Salvador: Suicide rate, by age

Burkina Faso
0.8319 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
El Salvador
0.824 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Burkina Faso rank
29th
El Salvador rank
31st

Suicide rate, by age over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.8319 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.824 deaths per 100,000 people in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0079 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 29th and El Salvador ranks 31st of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 0.7711 deaths per 100,000 people 0.7239 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0472 deaths per 100,000 people Burkina Faso
2010s 0.7896 deaths per 100,000 people 0.8878 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0982 deaths per 100,000 people El Salvador
2020s 0.8238 deaths per 100,000 people 0.8207 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0031 deaths per 100,000 people Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide rate, by age, Burkina Faso or El Salvador?
Burkina Faso, at 0.8319 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.824 deaths per 100,000 people in El Salvador as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide rate, by age between Burkina Faso and El Salvador?
0.0079 deaths per 100,000 people, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and El Salvador?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Burkina Faso and El Salvador rank globally for suicide rate, by age?
Burkina Faso ranks 29th and El Salvador ranks 31st of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Suicide rate, by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Suicide rate, by age
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 deaths from self-harm among both sexes aged 0-14 year olds, per 100,000 people.