What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Benin and Gabon?

0.18 per 100,000 population, with Gabon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Gabon?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

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 (per 100,000 population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Gabon: Suicide mortality rate

Benin

7.12 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Gabon

7.3 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Benin rank

97th

Gabon rank

94th

Suicide mortality rate over time

Benin
Gabon

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 7.3 per 100,000 population against 7.12 per 100,000 population in Benin, a difference of 0.18 per 100,000 population.

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

Benin ranks 97th and Gabon ranks 94th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Gabon	Difference	Ahead
2000s	6.83 per 100,000 population	8.79 per 100,000 population	1.97 per 100,000 population	Gabon
2010s	7.33 per 100,000 population	9.23 per 100,000 population	1.91 per 100,000 population	Gabon
2020s	7 per 100,000 population	7.36 per 100,000 population	0.355 per 100,000 population	Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, Benin or Gabon?: Gabon, at 7.3 per 100,000 population against 7.12 per 100,000 population in Benin as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Benin and Gabon?: 0.18 per 100,000 population, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Gabon?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Benin and Gabon rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: Benin ranks 97th and Gabon ranks 94th 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 (per 100,000 population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population)
Unit: per 100,000 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: 20 August 2026

Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).