Africa Western and Central vs Eritrea: Suicide mortality rate, male

Africa Western and Central
9.06 per 100,000 male population
in 2021
Eritrea
19.42 per 100,000 male population
in 2021
Africa Western and Central rank
39th
Eritrea rank
40th

Suicide mortality rate, male over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Eritrea
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 19.42 per 100,000 male population against 9.06 per 100,000 male population in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 10.36 per 100,000 male population.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 2.1 times Africa Western and Central's.

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

Africa Western and Central ranks 39th and Eritrea ranks 40th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Eritrea Difference Ahead
2000s 8.85 per 100,000 male population 20.25 per 100,000 male population 11.41 per 100,000 male population Eritrea
2010s 8.95 per 100,000 male population 19.7 per 100,000 male population 10.76 per 100,000 male population Eritrea
2020s 8.83 per 100,000 male population 19.27 per 100,000 male population 10.44 per 100,000 male population Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, male, Africa Western and Central or Eritrea?
Eritrea, at 19.42 per 100,000 male population against 9.06 per 100,000 male population in Africa Western and Central as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, male between Africa Western and Central and Eritrea?
10.36 per 100,000 male population, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Eritrea?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Africa Western and Central and Eritrea rank globally for suicide mortality rate, male?
Africa Western and Central ranks 39th and Eritrea ranks 40th 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).