What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Eswatini and South Africa?

4.93 per 100,000 population, with Eswatini ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and South Africa?

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.

Eswatini vs South Africa: Suicide mortality rate

Eswatini

27.23 per 100,000 population

in 2021

South Africa

22.3 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Eswatini rank

3rd

South Africa rank

6th

Suicide mortality rate over time

Eswatini
South Africa

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 27.23 per 100,000 population against 22.3 per 100,000 population in South Africa, a difference of 4.93 per 100,000 population.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.

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

Eswatini ranks 3rd and South Africa ranks 6th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eswatini	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
2000s	16.78 per 100,000 population	15.38 per 100,000 population	1.41 per 100,000 population	Eswatini
2010s	24.89 per 100,000 population	19.08 per 100,000 population	5.81 per 100,000 population	Eswatini
2020s	25.53 per 100,000 population	21.7 per 100,000 population	3.83 per 100,000 population	Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, Eswatini or South Africa?: Eswatini, at 27.23 per 100,000 population against 22.3 per 100,000 population in South Africa as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Eswatini and South Africa?: 4.93 per 100,000 population, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and South Africa?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Eswatini and South Africa rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: Eswatini ranks 3rd and South Africa ranks 6th 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).