Sierra Leone vs United Kingdom: Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population)

Sierra Leone
4.48 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
United Kingdom
4.6 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
Sierra Leone rank
68th
United Kingdom rank
65th

Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 4.6 per 100,000 female population against 4.48 per 100,000 female population in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.12 per 100,000 female population.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 68th and United Kingdom ranks 65th of 185 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone United Kingdom Difference Ahead
2000s 3.5 per 100,000 female population 3.99 per 100,000 female population 0.486 per 100,000 female population United Kingdom
2010s 4.25 per 100,000 female population 4.03 per 100,000 female population 0.219 per 100,000 female population Sierra Leone
2020s 4.29 per 100,000 female population 4.53 per 100,000 female population 0.24 per 100,000 female population United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, female, Sierra Leone or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 4.6 per 100,000 female population against 4.48 per 100,000 female population in Sierra Leone as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, female between Sierra Leone and United Kingdom?
0.12 per 100,000 female population, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and United Kingdom?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Sierra Leone and United Kingdom rank globally for suicide mortality rate, female?
Sierra Leone ranks 68th and United Kingdom ranks 65th 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).