What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Burkina Faso and Cameroon?

0 per 100,000 population, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cameroon?

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.

Burkina Faso vs Cameroon: Suicide mortality rate

Burkina Faso

8.5 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Cameroon

8.5 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Burkina Faso rank

72nd

Cameroon rank

72nd

Suicide mortality rate over time

Burkina Faso
Cameroon

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 8.5 per 100,000 population against 8.5 per 100,000 population in Cameroon, a difference of 0 per 100,000 population.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 72nd and Cameroon ranks 72nd of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Cameroon	Difference	Ahead
2000s	8.73 per 100,000 population	7.83 per 100,000 population	0.901 per 100,000 population	Burkina Faso
2010s	8.76 per 100,000 population	8.31 per 100,000 population	0.444 per 100,000 population	Burkina Faso
2020s	8.4 per 100,000 population	8.21 per 100,000 population	0.195 per 100,000 population	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, Burkina Faso or Cameroon?: Burkina Faso, at 8.5 per 100,000 population against 8.5 per 100,000 population in Cameroon as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Burkina Faso and Cameroon?: 0 per 100,000 population, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cameroon?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Burkina Faso and Cameroon rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: Burkina Faso ranks 72nd and Cameroon ranks 72nd 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: 03 September 2026

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