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Nigeria vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Suicide mortality rate

Nigeria
4.99 per 100,000 population
in 2021
Tanzania, United Republic of
5.1 per 100,000 population
in 2021
Nigeria rank
123rd
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
120th

Suicide mortality rate over time

  • Nigeria
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
0246200020102021

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of 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, United Republic of ahead.

Nigeria ranks 123rd and Tanzania, United Republic of 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, United Republic of 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, United Republic of?
Tanzania, United Republic of, 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, United Republic of?
0.11 per 100,000 population, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for suicide mortality rate?
Nigeria ranks 123rd and Tanzania, United Republic of 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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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).