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

0.1 per 100,000 population, with Laos ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Laos 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.

Laos vs Niger: Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population)

Laos

4.58 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Niger

4.48 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Laos rank

133rd

Niger rank

136th

Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) over time

Laos
Niger

How they compare

Laos 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.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Laos ahead.

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

Across the 3 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Laos	Niger	Difference	Ahead
2000s	5.22 per 100,000 population	3.98 per 100,000 population	1.23 per 100,000 population	Laos
2010s	4.72 per 100,000 population	4.44 per 100,000 population	0.283 per 100,000 population	Laos
2020s	4.27 per 100,000 population	4.41 per 100,000 population	0.135 per 100,000 population	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, Laos or Niger?: Laos, 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 Laos and Niger?: 0.1 per 100,000 population, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Niger?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Laos and Niger rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: Laos 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: 29 October 2026

Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).