Lesotho vs Pacific island small states: Suicide mortality rate

Lesotho
28.66 per 100,000 population
in 2021
Pacific island small states
13.7 per 100,000 population
in 2021
Lesotho rank
1st
Pacific island small states rank
4th

Suicide mortality rate over time

  • Lesotho
  • Pacific island small states
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 28.66 per 100,000 population against 13.7 per 100,000 population in Pacific island small states, a difference of 14.96 per 100,000 population.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 2.1 times Pacific island small states's.

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

Lesotho ranks 1st and Pacific island small states ranks 4th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Pacific island small states Difference Ahead
2000s 15.68 per 100,000 population 13.43 per 100,000 population 2.26 per 100,000 population Lesotho
2010s 26.45 per 100,000 population 14.45 per 100,000 population 11.99 per 100,000 population Lesotho
2020s 31.02 per 100,000 population 13.86 per 100,000 population 17.16 per 100,000 population Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, Lesotho or Pacific island small states?
Lesotho, at 28.66 per 100,000 population against 13.7 per 100,000 population in Pacific island small states as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Lesotho and Pacific island small states?
14.96 per 100,000 population, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Pacific island small states?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Lesotho and Pacific island small states rank globally for suicide mortality rate?
Lesotho ranks 1st and Pacific island small states ranks 4th 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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About this data

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

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