New Zealand vs Somalia: Suicide mortality rate, female

New Zealand
6.08 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
Somalia
6.09 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
New Zealand rank
40th
Somalia rank
39th

Suicide mortality rate, female over time

  • New Zealand
  • Somalia
02468200020102021

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 6.09 per 100,000 female population against 6.08 per 100,000 female population in New Zealand, a difference of 0.01 per 100,000 female population.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Somalia ahead.

New Zealand ranks 40th and Somalia ranks 39th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Somalia Difference Ahead
2000s 6.35 per 100,000 female population 5.62 per 100,000 female population 0.731 per 100,000 female population New Zealand
2010s 6.44 per 100,000 female population 5.42 per 100,000 female population 1.02 per 100,000 female population New Zealand
2020s 6.02 per 100,000 female population 5.96 per 100,000 female population 0.06 per 100,000 female population New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, female, New Zealand or Somalia?
Somalia, at 6.09 per 100,000 female population against 6.08 per 100,000 female population in New Zealand as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, female between New Zealand and Somalia?
0.01 per 100,000 female population, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Somalia?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do New Zealand and Somalia rank globally for suicide mortality rate, female?
New Zealand ranks 40th and Somalia ranks 39th 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).