South Africa vs Ukraine: Suicide mortality rate, male

South Africa
35.4 per 100,000 male population
in 2021
Ukraine
37.65 per 100,000 male population
in 2021
South Africa rank
9th
Ukraine rank
6th

Suicide mortality rate, male over time

  • South Africa
  • Ukraine
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How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 37.65 per 100,000 male population against 35.4 per 100,000 male population in South Africa, a difference of 2.25 per 100,000 male population.

That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

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

South Africa ranks 9th and Ukraine ranks 6th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Ukraine Difference Ahead
2000s 23.87 per 100,000 male population 55.29 per 100,000 male population 31.43 per 100,000 male population Ukraine
2010s 29.38 per 100,000 male population 41.99 per 100,000 male population 12.61 per 100,000 male population Ukraine
2020s 34.72 per 100,000 male population 38.58 per 100,000 male population 3.86 per 100,000 male population Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, male, South Africa or Ukraine?
Ukraine, at 37.65 per 100,000 male population against 35.4 per 100,000 male population in South Africa as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, male between South Africa and Ukraine?
2.25 per 100,000 male population, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Ukraine?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do South Africa and Ukraine rank globally for suicide mortality rate, male?
South Africa ranks 9th and Ukraine ranks 6th 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).