What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between South Africa and Suriname?

0.04 per 100,000 population, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Suriname?

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.

South Africa vs Suriname: Suicide mortality rate

South Africa

22.3 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Suriname

22.26 per 100,000 population

in 2021

South Africa rank

6th

Suriname rank

7th

Suicide mortality rate over time

South Africa
Suriname

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 22.3 per 100,000 population against 22.26 per 100,000 population in Suriname, a difference of 0.04 per 100,000 population.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Suriname ahead.

South Africa ranks 6th and Suriname ranks 7th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Africa	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
2000s	15.38 per 100,000 population	22.7 per 100,000 population	7.33 per 100,000 population	Suriname
2010s	19.08 per 100,000 population	25.29 per 100,000 population	6.21 per 100,000 population	Suriname
2020s	21.7 per 100,000 population	25.37 per 100,000 population	3.66 per 100,000 population	Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, South Africa or Suriname?: South Africa, at 22.3 per 100,000 population against 22.26 per 100,000 population in Suriname as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between South Africa and Suriname?: 0.04 per 100,000 population, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Suriname?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do South Africa and Suriname rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: South Africa ranks 6th and Suriname ranks 7th 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).