What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Bhutan and Nigeria?

0.09 per 100,000 population, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Nigeria?

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.

Bhutan vs Nigeria: Suicide mortality rate

Bhutan

4.9 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Nigeria

4.99 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Bhutan rank

126th

Nigeria rank

123rd

Suicide mortality rate over time

Bhutan
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 4.99 per 100,000 population against 4.9 per 100,000 population in Bhutan, a difference of 0.09 per 100,000 population.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 126th and Nigeria ranks 123rd of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	5.71 per 100,000 population	5.21 per 100,000 population	0.503 per 100,000 population	Bhutan
2010s	5.19 per 100,000 population	4.62 per 100,000 population	0.572 per 100,000 population	Bhutan
2020s	4.99 per 100,000 population	4.78 per 100,000 population	0.215 per 100,000 population	Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, Bhutan or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 4.99 per 100,000 population against 4.9 per 100,000 population in Bhutan as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Bhutan and Nigeria?: 0.09 per 100,000 population, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Nigeria?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Bhutan and Nigeria rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: Bhutan ranks 126th and Nigeria ranks 123rd 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).