What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Costa Rica and Somalia?

0.1 per 100,000 population, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Somalia?

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.

Costa Rica vs Somalia: Suicide mortality rate

Costa Rica

8.06 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Somalia

7.96 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Costa Rica rank

80th

Somalia rank

81st

Suicide mortality rate over time

Costa Rica
Somalia

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 8.06 per 100,000 population against 7.96 per 100,000 population in Somalia, a difference of 0.1 per 100,000 population.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Somalia ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 80th and Somalia ranks 81st of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	6.29 per 100,000 population	8.46 per 100,000 population	2.17 per 100,000 population	Somalia
2010s	6.44 per 100,000 population	7.82 per 100,000 population	1.38 per 100,000 population	Somalia
2020s	7.21 per 100,000 population	8 per 100,000 population	0.79 per 100,000 population	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, Costa Rica or Somalia?: Costa Rica, at 8.06 per 100,000 population against 7.96 per 100,000 population in Somalia as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Costa Rica and Somalia?: 0.1 per 100,000 population, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Somalia?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and Somalia rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: Costa Rica ranks 80th and Somalia ranks 81st 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).