Age-standardized suicide rates in Senegal
Senegal: Age-standardized suicide rates was 11.56 in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
11.56
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
53rd
of 184 countries
All-time high
12.58
in 2000
All-time low
11.36
in 2007
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Age-standardized suicide rates in Senegal, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, age-standardized suicide rates in Senegal stood at 11.56.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized suicide rates in Senegal peaked at 12.58 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.36, in 2007.
That places Senegal 53rd out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Age-standardized suicide rates in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.58 | — |
| 2001 | 11.83 | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 11.6 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 11.84 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 11.74 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 11.64 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 11.41 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 11.36 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 11.86 | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 11.88 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 11.57 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 11.61 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 11.87 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 11.97 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 12.22 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 11.98 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 11.98 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 11.91 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 11.8 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 11.87 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 11.97 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 11.56 | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.78 | 11.36 | 12.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.88 | 11.57 | 12.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.76 | 11.56 | 11.97 | 2 |
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More health data for Senegal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7598 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 835.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,496 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0189 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0176 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized suicide rates in Senegal?
- Age-standardized suicide rates in Senegal was 11.56 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 12.58 in 2000.
- What is the lowest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.36 in 2007.
- How does Senegal rank for age-standardized suicide rates?
- Senegal ranks 53rd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is age-standardized suicide rates rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Age-standardized suicide rates (per 100 000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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