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

0.07 per 100,000 population, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia 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.

Ethiopia vs Sierra Leone: Suicide mortality rate

Ethiopia

6.07 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Sierra Leone

6.14 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Ethiopia rank

109th

Sierra Leone rank

107th

Suicide mortality rate over time

Ethiopia
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 6.14 per 100,000 population against 6.07 per 100,000 population in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.07 per 100,000 population.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 109th and Sierra Leone ranks 107th of 185 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
2000s	6.4 per 100,000 population	5.29 per 100,000 population	1.11 per 100,000 population	Ethiopia
2010s	5.38 per 100,000 population	5.85 per 100,000 population	0.476 per 100,000 population	Sierra Leone
2020s	5.88 per 100,000 population	5.77 per 100,000 population	0.105 per 100,000 population	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, Ethiopia or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 6.14 per 100,000 population against 6.07 per 100,000 population in Ethiopia as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Ethiopia and Sierra Leone?: 0.07 per 100,000 population, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sierra Leone?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Ethiopia and Sierra Leone rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: Ethiopia ranks 109th 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).