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

0.09 per 100,000 population, with Namibia ahead.

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

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 Namibia: Suicide mortality rate

Burkina Faso

8.5 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Namibia

8.59 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Burkina Faso rank

72nd

Namibia rank

70th

Suicide mortality rate over time

Burkina Faso
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 8.59 per 100,000 population against 8.5 per 100,000 population in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.09 per 100,000 population.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Namibia ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 72nd and Namibia ranks 70th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	8.73 per 100,000 population	9.84 per 100,000 population	1.11 per 100,000 population	Namibia
2010s	8.76 per 100,000 population	8.78 per 100,000 population	0.023 per 100,000 population	Namibia
2020s	8.4 per 100,000 population	8.47 per 100,000 population	0.075 per 100,000 population	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, Burkina Faso or Namibia?: Namibia, at 8.59 per 100,000 population against 8.5 per 100,000 population in Burkina Faso as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Burkina Faso and Namibia?: 0.09 per 100,000 population, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Namibia?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Burkina Faso and Namibia rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: Burkina Faso ranks 72nd and Namibia ranks 70th 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).