Democratic Republic of Congo vs Spain: Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population)

Democratic Republic of Congo
8.77 per 100,000 population
in 2021
Spain
8.72 per 100,000 population
in 2021
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
66th
Spain rank
67th

Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Spain
02468200020102021

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 8.77 per 100,000 population against 8.72 per 100,000 population in Spain, a difference of 0.05 per 100,000 population.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 66th and Spain ranks 67th of 185 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Spain Difference Ahead
2000s 7.98 per 100,000 population 8.02 per 100,000 population 0.034 per 100,000 population Spain
2010s 8.27 per 100,000 population 7.88 per 100,000 population 0.391 per 100,000 population Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 8.46 per 100,000 population 8.67 per 100,000 population 0.21 per 100,000 population Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, Democratic Republic of Congo or Spain?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 8.77 per 100,000 population against 8.72 per 100,000 population in Spain as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Democratic Republic of Congo and Spain?
0.05 per 100,000 population, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Spain?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Spain rank globally for suicide mortality rate?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 66th and Spain ranks 67th 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

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