What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa?

7.44 per 100,000 population, with Sri Lanka ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa?

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.

Sri Lanka vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Suicide mortality rate

Sri Lanka

14.74 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Sub-Saharan Africa

7.3 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Sri Lanka rank

30th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

31st

Suicide mortality rate over time

Sri Lanka
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 14.74 per 100,000 population against 7.3 per 100,000 population in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 7.44 per 100,000 population.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 2.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Sri Lanka ranks 30th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 31st of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
2000s	26.78 per 100,000 population	6.87 per 100,000 population	19.9 per 100,000 population	Sri Lanka
2010s	16.01 per 100,000 population	6.9 per 100,000 population	9.11 per 100,000 population	Sri Lanka
2020s	13.59 per 100,000 population	7.13 per 100,000 population	6.46 per 100,000 population	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, Sri Lanka or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Sri Lanka, at 14.74 per 100,000 population against 7.3 per 100,000 population in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 7.44 per 100,000 population, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: Sri Lanka ranks 30th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 31st 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).