Lesotho vs South Asia: Suicide mortality rate, female

Lesotho
16.63 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
South Asia
10.08 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
Lesotho rank
2nd
South Asia rank
1st

Suicide mortality rate, female over time

  • Lesotho
  • South Asia
5101520200020102021

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 16.63 per 100,000 female population against 10.08 per 100,000 female population in South Asia, a difference of 6.55 per 100,000 female population.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.6 times South Asia's.

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

Lesotho ranks 2nd and South Asia ranks 1st of 185 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and South Asia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho South Asia Difference Ahead
2000s 10.45 per 100,000 female population 13.21 per 100,000 female population 2.76 per 100,000 female population South Asia
2010s 16.14 per 100,000 female population 11.68 per 100,000 female population 4.47 per 100,000 female population Lesotho
2020s 17.41 per 100,000 female population 9.88 per 100,000 female population 7.53 per 100,000 female population Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, female, Lesotho or South Asia?
Lesotho, at 16.63 per 100,000 female population against 10.08 per 100,000 female population in South Asia as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, female between Lesotho and South Asia?
6.55 per 100,000 female population, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and South Asia?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Lesotho and South Asia rank globally for suicide mortality rate, female?
Lesotho ranks 2nd and South Asia ranks 1st 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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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).