What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Kenya and Niger?

0.1 per 100,000 population, with Kenya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Niger?

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.

Kenya vs Niger: Suicide mortality rate

Kenya

4.58 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Niger

4.48 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Kenya rank

133rd

Niger rank

136th

Suicide mortality rate over time

Kenya
Niger

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 4.58 per 100,000 population against 4.48 per 100,000 population in Niger, a difference of 0.1 per 100,000 population.

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

Kenya ranks 133rd and Niger ranks 136th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Niger	Difference	Ahead
2000s	4.94 per 100,000 population	3.98 per 100,000 population	0.96 per 100,000 population	Kenya
2010s	5.54 per 100,000 population	4.44 per 100,000 population	1.1 per 100,000 population	Kenya
2020s	5.08 per 100,000 population	4.41 per 100,000 population	0.68 per 100,000 population	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, Kenya or Niger?: Kenya, at 4.58 per 100,000 population against 4.48 per 100,000 population in Niger as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Kenya and Niger?: 0.1 per 100,000 population, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Niger?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Kenya and Niger rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: Kenya ranks 133rd and Niger ranks 136th 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).