Somalia vs United States: Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population)

Somalia
6.09 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
United States
6.47 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
Somalia rank
39th
United States rank
36th

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

  • Somalia
  • United States
0246200020102021

How they compare

United States currently reports 6.47 per 100,000 female population against 6.09 per 100,000 female population in Somalia, a difference of 0.38 per 100,000 female population.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Somalia ahead.

Somalia ranks 39th and United States ranks 36th of 185 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and United States in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia United States Difference Ahead
2000s 5.62 per 100,000 female population 5.13 per 100,000 female population 0.49 per 100,000 female population Somalia
2010s 5.42 per 100,000 female population 6.46 per 100,000 female population 1.05 per 100,000 female population United States
2020s 5.96 per 100,000 female population 6.34 per 100,000 female population 0.385 per 100,000 female population United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, female, Somalia or United States?
United States, at 6.47 per 100,000 female population against 6.09 per 100,000 female population in Somalia as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, female between Somalia and United States?
0.38 per 100,000 female population, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and United States?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Somalia and United States rank globally for suicide mortality rate, female?
Somalia ranks 39th and United States ranks 36th 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).