Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Portugal: Suicide mortality rate, female

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2.09 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
Portugal
5.93 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
44th
Portugal rank
44th

Suicide mortality rate, female over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • Portugal
2468200020102021

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 5.93 per 100,000 female population against 2.09 per 100,000 female population in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 3.84 per 100,000 female population.

That makes Portugal's figure about 2.8 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 44th and Portugal ranks 44th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 2.84 per 100,000 female population 5.2 per 100,000 female population 2.36 per 100,000 female population Portugal
2010s 2.37 per 100,000 female population 6.21 per 100,000 female population 3.85 per 100,000 female population Portugal
2020s 2.05 per 100,000 female population 5.96 per 100,000 female population 3.92 per 100,000 female population Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, female, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or Portugal?
Portugal, at 5.93 per 100,000 female population against 2.09 per 100,000 female population in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, female between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Portugal?
3.84 per 100,000 female population, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Portugal?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Portugal rank globally for suicide mortality rate, female?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 44th and Portugal ranks 44th 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).