Euro area vs South Africa: Suicide mortality rate, female

Euro area
6.5 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
South Africa
9.94 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
Euro area rank
8th
South Africa rank
11th

Suicide mortality rate, female over time

  • Euro area
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 9.94 per 100,000 female population against 6.5 per 100,000 female population in Euro area, a difference of 3.44 per 100,000 female population.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.5 times Euro area's.

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

Euro area ranks 8th and South Africa ranks 11th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 6.83 per 100,000 female population 7.61 per 100,000 female population 0.7797 per 100,000 female population South Africa
2010s 6.24 per 100,000 female population 9.43 per 100,000 female population 3.19 per 100,000 female population South Africa
2020s 6.44 per 100,000 female population 9.43 per 100,000 female population 2.99 per 100,000 female population South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, female, Euro area or South Africa?
South Africa, at 9.94 per 100,000 female population against 6.5 per 100,000 female population in Euro area as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, female between Euro area and South Africa?
3.44 per 100,000 female population, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and South Africa?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Euro area and South Africa rank globally for suicide mortality rate, female?
Euro area ranks 8th and South Africa ranks 11th 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).