Africa Eastern and Southern vs Belgium: Suicide mortality rate, male

Africa Eastern and Southern
12.58 per 100,000 male population
in 2021
Belgium
26.25 per 100,000 male population
in 2021
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
18th
Belgium rank
19th

Suicide mortality rate, male over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Belgium
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 26.25 per 100,000 male population against 12.58 per 100,000 male population in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 13.67 per 100,000 male population.

That makes Belgium's figure about 2.1 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

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

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 18th and Belgium ranks 19th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Belgium Difference Ahead
2000s 11.49 per 100,000 male population 30.17 per 100,000 male population 18.67 per 100,000 male population Belgium
2010s 11.5 per 100,000 male population 27.48 per 100,000 male population 15.98 per 100,000 male population Belgium
2020s 12.33 per 100,000 male population 25.01 per 100,000 male population 12.68 per 100,000 male population Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, male, Africa Eastern and Southern or Belgium?
Belgium, at 26.25 per 100,000 male population against 12.58 per 100,000 male population in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, male between Africa Eastern and Southern and Belgium?
13.67 per 100,000 male population, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Belgium?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Belgium rank globally for suicide mortality rate, male?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 18th and Belgium ranks 19th 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, male (per 100,000 male 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, male (per 100,000 male population)
Unit
per 100,000 male 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).