What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Burundi and El Salvador?

0.02 per 100,000 population, with Burundi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and El Salvador?

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.

Burundi vs El Salvador: Suicide mortality rate

Burundi

7.65 per 100,000 population

in 2021

El Salvador

7.63 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Burundi rank

88th

El Salvador rank

89th

Suicide mortality rate over time

Burundi
El Salvador

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 7.65 per 100,000 population against 7.63 per 100,000 population in El Salvador, a difference of 0.02 per 100,000 population.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 88th and El Salvador ranks 89th of 185 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	El Salvador	Difference	Ahead
2000s	8.82 per 100,000 population	8.29 per 100,000 population	0.535 per 100,000 population	Burundi
2010s	7.04 per 100,000 population	8.46 per 100,000 population	1.42 per 100,000 population	El Salvador
2020s	7.16 per 100,000 population	7.54 per 100,000 population	0.375 per 100,000 population	El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, Burundi or El Salvador?: Burundi, at 7.65 per 100,000 population against 7.63 per 100,000 population in El Salvador as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Burundi and El Salvador?: 0.02 per 100,000 population, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and El Salvador?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Burundi and El Salvador rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: Burundi ranks 88th and El Salvador ranks 89th 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).