Bahamas vs South Africa: Suicide rate who mdb

Bahamas
0.5034
in 2016
South Africa
0.3562
in 2020
Bahamas rank
102nd
South Africa rank
103rd

Suicide rate who mdb over time

  • Bahamas
  • South Africa
01234197519972020

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 0.5034 against 0.3562 in South Africa, a difference of 0.1472.

That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.4 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 102nd and South Africa ranks 103rd of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 1.22 0.4746 0.7466 Bahamas
2000s 1.21 0.8313 0.3747 Bahamas
2010s 1.32 0.8944 0.4239 Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide rate who mdb, Bahamas or South Africa?
Bahamas, at 0.5034 against 0.3562 in South Africa as of 2016.
What is the difference in suicide rate who mdb between Bahamas and South Africa?
0.1472, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and South Africa?
21 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2016.
How do Bahamas and South Africa rank globally for suicide rate who mdb?
Bahamas ranks 102nd and South Africa ranks 103rd of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Suicide rate who mdb. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Suicide rate who mdb
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,842 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed