What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Nigeria and Tanzania?

0.11 per 100,000 population, with Tanzania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania?

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.

Nigeria vs Tanzania: Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population)

Nigeria

4.99 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Tanzania

5.1 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Nigeria rank

123rd

Tanzania rank

120th

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

Nigeria
Tanzania

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 5.1 per 100,000 population against 4.99 per 100,000 population in Nigeria, a difference of 0.11 per 100,000 population.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Tanzania ahead.

Nigeria ranks 123rd and Tanzania ranks 120th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
2000s	5.21 per 100,000 population	4.77 per 100,000 population	0.443 per 100,000 population	Nigeria
2010s	4.62 per 100,000 population	4.14 per 100,000 population	0.485 per 100,000 population	Nigeria
2020s	4.78 per 100,000 population	4.73 per 100,000 population	0.04 per 100,000 population	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, Nigeria or Tanzania?: Tanzania, at 5.1 per 100,000 population against 4.99 per 100,000 population in Nigeria as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Nigeria and Tanzania?: 0.11 per 100,000 population, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Nigeria and Tanzania rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: Nigeria ranks 123rd and Tanzania ranks 120th 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).