Africa Eastern and Southern vs Eritrea: Suicide mortality rate, female

Africa Eastern and Southern
4.22 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
Eritrea
7.2 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
28th
Eritrea rank
29th

Suicide mortality rate, female over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Eritrea
02468200020102021

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 7.2 per 100,000 female population against 4.22 per 100,000 female population in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 2.98 per 100,000 female population.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.7 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 28th and Eritrea ranks 29th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Eritrea Difference Ahead
2000s 4.02 per 100,000 female population 6.65 per 100,000 female population 2.63 per 100,000 female population Eritrea
2010s 4.03 per 100,000 female population 6.83 per 100,000 female population 2.8 per 100,000 female population Eritrea
2020s 4.07 per 100,000 female population 6.99 per 100,000 female population 2.92 per 100,000 female population Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, female, Africa Eastern and Southern or Eritrea?
Eritrea, at 7.2 per 100,000 female population against 4.22 per 100,000 female population in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, female between Africa Eastern and Southern and Eritrea?
2.98 per 100,000 female population, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Eritrea?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Eritrea rank globally for suicide mortality rate, female?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 28th and Eritrea ranks 29th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population)
Unit
per 100,000 female population
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,104 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).