What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Congo and Sierra Leone?

0.57 per 100,000 population, with Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Sierra Leone?

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.

Congo vs Sierra Leone: Suicide mortality rate

Congo

6.71 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Sierra Leone

6.14 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Congo rank

104th

Sierra Leone rank

107th

Suicide mortality rate over time

Congo
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Congo currently reports 6.71 per 100,000 population against 6.14 per 100,000 population in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.57 per 100,000 population.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 104th and Sierra Leone ranks 107th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
2000s	9.19 per 100,000 population	5.29 per 100,000 population	3.9 per 100,000 population	Congo
2010s	7.23 per 100,000 population	5.85 per 100,000 population	1.37 per 100,000 population	Congo
2020s	6.63 per 100,000 population	5.77 per 100,000 population	0.865 per 100,000 population	Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, Congo or Sierra Leone?: Congo, at 6.71 per 100,000 population against 6.14 per 100,000 population in Sierra Leone as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Congo and Sierra Leone?: 0.57 per 100,000 population, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Sierra Leone?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Congo and Sierra Leone rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: Congo ranks 104th and Sierra Leone ranks 107th 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).