Madagascar vs Sierra Leone: Suicide rate, by age

Madagascar
5.14 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Sierra Leone
5.17 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Madagascar rank
128th
Sierra Leone rank
127th

Suicide rate, by age over time

  • Madagascar
  • Sierra Leone
0246200020102021

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 5.17 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.14 deaths per 100,000 people in Madagascar, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people.

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

Madagascar ranks 128th and Sierra Leone ranks 127th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2000s 5.44 deaths per 100,000 people 3.89 deaths per 100,000 people 1.55 deaths per 100,000 people Madagascar
2010s 5.54 deaths per 100,000 people 5.12 deaths per 100,000 people 0.423 deaths per 100,000 people Madagascar
2020s 5.46 deaths per 100,000 people 4.67 deaths per 100,000 people 0.7927 deaths per 100,000 people Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide rate, by age, Madagascar or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 5.17 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.14 deaths per 100,000 people in Madagascar as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide rate, by age between Madagascar and Sierra Leone?
0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sierra Leone?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Madagascar and Sierra Leone rank globally for suicide rate, by age?
Madagascar ranks 128th and Sierra Leone ranks 127th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Suicide rate, by age. 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, by age
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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Estimated number of deaths from self-harm among both sexes aged 20-24 year olds, per 100,000 people.