Mauritania vs Nigeria: Suicide mortality rate, female

Mauritania
1.72 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
Nigeria
1.53 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
Mauritania rank
145th
Nigeria rank
148th

Suicide mortality rate, female over time

  • Mauritania
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 1.72 per 100,000 female population against 1.53 per 100,000 female population in Nigeria, a difference of 0.19 per 100,000 female population.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nigeria ahead.

Mauritania ranks 145th and Nigeria ranks 148th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s 1.84 per 100,000 female population 1.88 per 100,000 female population 0.039 per 100,000 female population Nigeria
2010s 1.73 per 100,000 female population 1.48 per 100,000 female population 0.246 per 100,000 female population Mauritania
2020s 1.69 per 100,000 female population 1.5 per 100,000 female population 0.2 per 100,000 female population Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, female, Mauritania or Nigeria?
Mauritania, at 1.72 per 100,000 female population against 1.53 per 100,000 female population in Nigeria as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, female between Mauritania and Nigeria?
0.19 per 100,000 female population, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Nigeria?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Mauritania and Nigeria rank globally for suicide mortality rate, female?
Mauritania ranks 145th 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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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).