Male female ratio suicides rates in Nigeria
Nigeria: Male female ratio suicides rates was 5.3 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
5.3
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
27th
of 194 countries
All-time high
5.3
in 2021
All-time low
4.65
in 2003
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Male female ratio suicides rates in Nigeria, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 5.3 for male female ratio suicides rates in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male female ratio suicides rates in Nigeria peaked at 5.3 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.65, in 2003.
Nigeria ranks 27th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Male female ratio suicides rates in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.7 | — |
| 2001 | 4.68 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 4.65 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 4.65 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 4.7 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 4.7 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.74 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 4.82 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 4.91 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 4.98 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 4.99 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 4.96 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 4.99 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 5.08 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 5.26 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 5.24 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 5.19 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 5.19 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 5.23 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 5.24 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 5.21 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 5.3 | +1.7% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 5.3 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 5.3 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.38, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.75 | 4.65 | 4.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.14 | 4.96 | 5.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.25 | 5.21 | 5.3 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More health data for Nigeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 257,921 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0729 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is male female ratio suicides rates in Nigeria?
- Male female ratio suicides rates in Nigeria was 5.3 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest male female ratio suicides rates recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3 in 2021.
- What is the lowest male female ratio suicides rates recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.65 in 2003.
- How does Nigeria rank for male female ratio suicides rates?
- Nigeria ranks 27th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is male female ratio suicides rates rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Male female ratio suicides rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).