What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Cape Verde and Sri Lanka?

0.16 per 100,000 population, with Cape Verde ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Sri Lanka?

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.

Cape Verde vs Sri Lanka: Suicide mortality rate

Cape Verde

14.9 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Sri Lanka

14.74 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Cape Verde rank

29th

Sri Lanka rank

30th

Suicide mortality rate over time

Cape Verde
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 14.9 per 100,000 population against 14.74 per 100,000 population in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.16 per 100,000 population.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 29th and Sri Lanka ranks 30th of 185 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
2000s	12.99 per 100,000 population	26.78 per 100,000 population	13.79 per 100,000 population	Sri Lanka
2010s	14.8 per 100,000 population	16.01 per 100,000 population	1.21 per 100,000 population	Sri Lanka
2020s	14.29 per 100,000 population	13.59 per 100,000 population	0.705 per 100,000 population	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, Cape Verde or Sri Lanka?: Cape Verde, at 14.9 per 100,000 population against 14.74 per 100,000 population in Sri Lanka as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Cape Verde and Sri Lanka?: 0.16 per 100,000 population, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Sri Lanka?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Cape Verde and Sri Lanka rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: Cape Verde ranks 29th and Sri Lanka ranks 30th 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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About this data

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).