Sao Tome and Principe vs Saudi Arabia: Suicide mortality rate

Sao Tome and Principe
0.86 per 100,000 population
in 2021
Saudi Arabia
0.95 per 100,000 population
in 2021
Sao Tome and Principe rank
179th
Saudi Arabia rank
177th

Suicide mortality rate over time

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Saudi Arabia
11.522.5200020102021

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.95 per 100,000 population against 0.86 per 100,000 population in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.09 per 100,000 population.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 179th and Saudi Arabia ranks 177th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.885 per 100,000 population 2.13 per 100,000 population 1.24 per 100,000 population Saudi Arabia
2010s 0.843 per 100,000 population 1.04 per 100,000 population 0.2 per 100,000 population Saudi Arabia
2020s 0.845 per 100,000 population 1 per 100,000 population 0.16 per 100,000 population Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, Sao Tome and Principe or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 0.95 per 100,000 population against 0.86 per 100,000 population in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Sao Tome and Principe and Saudi Arabia?
0.09 per 100,000 population, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Saudi Arabia?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Saudi Arabia rank globally for suicide mortality rate?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 179th and Saudi Arabia ranks 177th 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).