What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Puerto Rico and Uganda?

0.08 per 100,000 population, with Uganda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Uganda?

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.

Puerto Rico vs Uganda: Suicide mortality rate

Puerto Rico

5.42 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Uganda

5.5 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Puerto Rico rank

116th

Uganda rank

115th

Suicide mortality rate over time

Puerto Rico
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 5.5 per 100,000 population against 5.42 per 100,000 population in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.08 per 100,000 population.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Puerto Rico ranks 116th and Uganda ranks 115th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Puerto Rico	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
2000s	7.37 per 100,000 population	6.3 per 100,000 population	1.06 per 100,000 population	Puerto Rico
2010s	6.33 per 100,000 population	4.9 per 100,000 population	1.43 per 100,000 population	Puerto Rico
2020s	5.67 per 100,000 population	5.21 per 100,000 population	0.45 per 100,000 population	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, Puerto Rico or Uganda?: Uganda, at 5.5 per 100,000 population against 5.42 per 100,000 population in Puerto Rico as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Puerto Rico and Uganda?: 0.08 per 100,000 population, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Uganda?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Puerto Rico and Uganda rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: Puerto Rico ranks 116th and Uganda ranks 115th 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: 03 September 2026

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