What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, female between Iraq and Nigeria?

0.01 per 100,000 female population, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Nigeria?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

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.

Iraq vs Nigeria: Suicide mortality rate, female

Iraq

1.52 per 100,000 female population

in 2021

Nigeria

1.53 per 100,000 female population

in 2021

Iraq rank

149th

Nigeria rank

148th

Suicide mortality rate, female over time

Iraq
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 1.53 per 100,000 female population against 1.52 per 100,000 female population in Iraq, a difference of 0.01 per 100,000 female population.

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

Iraq ranks 149th and Nigeria ranks 148th of 185 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.23 per 100,000 female population	1.88 per 100,000 female population	0.353 per 100,000 female population	Iraq
2010s	1.86 per 100,000 female population	1.48 per 100,000 female population	0.375 per 100,000 female population	Iraq
2020s	1.42 per 100,000 female population	1.5 per 100,000 female population	0.075 per 100,000 female population	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, female, Iraq or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 1.53 per 100,000 female population against 1.52 per 100,000 female population in Iraq as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, female between Iraq and Nigeria?: 0.01 per 100,000 female population, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Nigeria?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Iraq and Nigeria rank globally for suicide mortality rate, female?: Iraq ranks 149th and Nigeria ranks 148th of 185 countries.
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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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: 03 September 2026

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