What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Colombia and Libya?

0.04 per 100,000 population, with Libya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Libya?

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.

Colombia vs Libya: Suicide mortality rate

Colombia

4.96 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Libya

5 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Colombia rank

124th

Libya rank

122nd

Suicide mortality rate over time

Colombia
Libya

How they compare

Libya currently reports 5 per 100,000 population against 4.96 per 100,000 population in Colombia, a difference of 0.04 per 100,000 population.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 124th and Libya ranks 122nd of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Colombia	Libya	Difference	Ahead
2000s	4.5 per 100,000 population	4.6 per 100,000 population	0.094 per 100,000 population	Libya
2010s	4.22 per 100,000 population	5.6 per 100,000 population	1.38 per 100,000 population	Libya
2020s	4.88 per 100,000 population	4.98 per 100,000 population	0.095 per 100,000 population	Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, Colombia or Libya?: Libya, at 5 per 100,000 population against 4.96 per 100,000 population in Colombia as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Colombia and Libya?: 0.04 per 100,000 population, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Libya?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Colombia and Libya rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: Colombia ranks 124th and Libya ranks 122nd 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).