Sub-Saharan Africa vs Vanuatu: Suicide mortality rate, female
Sub-Saharan Africa
3.49 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
Vanuatu
6.61 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
32nd
Vanuatu rank
35th
Suicide mortality rate, female over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 6.61 per 100,000 female population against 3.49 per 100,000 female population in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 3.12 per 100,000 female population.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 32nd and Vanuatu ranks 35th of 47 groups.
Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4 per 100,000 female population | 7.64 per 100,000 female population | 4.24 per 100,000 female population | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 3.38 per 100,000 female population | 7.22 per 100,000 female population | 3.85 per 100,000 female population | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 3.38 per 100,000 female population | 6.54 per 100,000 female population | 3.16 per 100,000 female population | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher suicide mortality rate, female, Sub-Saharan Africa or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 6.61 per 100,000 female population against 3.49 per 100,000 female population in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2021.
- What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, female between Sub-Saharan Africa and Vanuatu?
- 3.12 per 100,000 female population, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Vanuatu?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Vanuatu rank globally for suicide mortality rate, female?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 32nd and Vanuatu ranks 35th 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
Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).