What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Namibia and Rwanda?

0.09 per 100,000 population, with Rwanda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Rwanda?

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.

Namibia vs Rwanda: Suicide mortality rate

Namibia

8.59 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Rwanda

8.68 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Namibia rank

70th

Rwanda rank

68th

Suicide mortality rate over time

Namibia
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 8.68 per 100,000 population against 8.59 per 100,000 population in Namibia, a difference of 0.09 per 100,000 population.

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

Namibia ranks 70th and Rwanda ranks 68th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
2000s	9.84 per 100,000 population	9.46 per 100,000 population	0.384 per 100,000 population	Namibia
2010s	8.78 per 100,000 population	7.85 per 100,000 population	0.925 per 100,000 population	Namibia
2020s	8.47 per 100,000 population	8.29 per 100,000 population	0.19 per 100,000 population	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, Namibia or Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 8.68 per 100,000 population against 8.59 per 100,000 population in Namibia as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Namibia and Rwanda?: 0.09 per 100,000 population, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Rwanda?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Namibia and Rwanda rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: Namibia ranks 70th and Rwanda ranks 68th 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: 06 August 2026

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