Nicaragua vs Nigeria: Suicide mortality rate, female

Nicaragua
1.68 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
Nigeria
1.53 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
Nicaragua rank
146th
Nigeria rank
148th

Suicide mortality rate, female over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Nigeria
12345200020102021

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 1.68 per 100,000 female population against 1.53 per 100,000 female population in Nigeria, a difference of 0.15 per 100,000 female population.

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

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

Nicaragua ranks 146th and Nigeria ranks 148th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s 3.74 per 100,000 female population 1.88 per 100,000 female population 1.86 per 100,000 female population Nicaragua
2010s 2.49 per 100,000 female population 1.48 per 100,000 female population 1.01 per 100,000 female population Nicaragua
2020s 1.77 per 100,000 female population 1.5 per 100,000 female population 0.27 per 100,000 female population Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, female, Nicaragua or Nigeria?
Nicaragua, at 1.68 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 Nicaragua and Nigeria?
0.15 per 100,000 female population, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Nigeria?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Nicaragua and Nigeria rank globally for suicide mortality rate, female?
Nicaragua ranks 146th 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).