Democratic Republic of Congo vs Costa Rica: Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population)

Democratic Republic of Congo
13.71 per 100,000 male population
in 2021
Costa Rica
13.45 per 100,000 male population
in 2021
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
64th
Costa Rica rank
67th

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

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Costa Rica
051015200020102021

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 13.71 per 100,000 male population against 13.45 per 100,000 male population in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.26 per 100,000 male population.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 64th and Costa Rica ranks 67th of 185 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2000s 11.95 per 100,000 male population 10.68 per 100,000 male population 1.26 per 100,000 male population Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 12.6 per 100,000 male population 10.82 per 100,000 male population 1.78 per 100,000 male population Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 13.23 per 100,000 male population 11.66 per 100,000 male population 1.57 per 100,000 male population Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, male, Democratic Republic of Congo or Costa Rica?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 13.71 per 100,000 male population against 13.45 per 100,000 male population in Costa Rica as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, male between Democratic Republic of Congo and Costa Rica?
0.26 per 100,000 male population, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Costa Rica?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Costa Rica rank globally for suicide mortality rate, male?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 64th and Costa Rica ranks 67th 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, 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).