Statizoid

Male vs. female suicide rate in Nigeria

Nigeria: Male vs. female suicide rate was 14.62 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
14.62 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
81st
of 194 countries
All-time high
16.64 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2001
All-time low
13.12 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2017
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Male vs. female suicide rate in Nigeria, 2000–2021

0510152000201020212000: 16.4 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 16.6 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 16.3 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 16.1 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 16.3 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 15.8 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 16 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 15.9 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 15.7 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 15.8 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 15.4 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 14.9 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 14.6 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 14.2 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 14 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 13.6 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 13.4 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 13.1 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 13.2 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 13.2 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 13.8 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 14.6 deaths per 100,000 people

Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

Nigeria recorded 14.62 deaths per 100,000 people for male vs. female suicide rate in 2021.

The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, male vs. female suicide rate in Nigeria peaked at 16.64 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 13.12 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2017.

That places Nigeria 81st out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Male vs. female suicide rate in Nigeria, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
2000 16.4 deaths per 100,000 people —
2001 16.64 deaths per 100,000 people +1.5%
2002 16.25 deaths per 100,000 people -2.3%
2003 16.12 deaths per 100,000 people -0.8%
2004 16.25 deaths per 100,000 people +0.8%
2005 15.84 deaths per 100,000 people -2.5%
2006 15.96 deaths per 100,000 people +0.8%
2007 15.92 deaths per 100,000 people -0.2%
2008 15.69 deaths per 100,000 people -1.5%
2009 15.83 deaths per 100,000 people +0.9%
2010 15.4 deaths per 100,000 people -2.7%
2011 14.9 deaths per 100,000 people -3.2%
2012 14.55 deaths per 100,000 people -2.3%
2013 14.19 deaths per 100,000 people -2.5%
2014 14 deaths per 100,000 people -1.3%
2015 13.56 deaths per 100,000 people -3.2%
2016 13.37 deaths per 100,000 people -1.4%
2017 13.12 deaths per 100,000 people -1.8%
2018 13.2 deaths per 100,000 people +0.6%
2019 13.18 deaths per 100,000 people -0.2%
2020 13.85 deaths per 100,000 people +5.1%
2021 14.62 deaths per 100,000 people +5.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.09 deaths per 100,000 people 15.69 deaths per 100,000 people 16.64 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 13.95 deaths per 100,000 people 13.12 deaths per 100,000 people 15.4 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 14.23 deaths per 100,000 people 13.85 deaths per 100,000 people 14.62 deaths per 100,000 people 2

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 78 Montenegro 14.95 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 79 Senegal 14.91 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 80 Chad 14.82 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 82 El Salvador 14.32 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 83 India 14.18 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 84 Kenya 14.03 deaths per 100,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

More health data for Nigeria

All data for Nigeria →

Frequently asked questions

What is male vs. female suicide rate in Nigeria?
Male vs. female suicide rate in Nigeria was 14.62 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest male vs. female suicide rate recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 16.64 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001.
What is the lowest male vs. female suicide rate recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 13.12 deaths per 100,000 people in 2017.
How does Nigeria rank for male vs. female suicide rate?
Nigeria ranks 81st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is male vs. female suicide rate rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nigeria data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Male vs. female suicide rate. 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).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Male vs. female suicide rate in Nigeria. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/male-vs-female-suicide-who/nigeria/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/male-vs-female-suicide-who/nigeria/">Male vs. female suicide rate in Nigeria</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Male vs. female suicide rate
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
Last refreshed

Estimated number of age-standardized deaths from self-harm in males, per 100,000 people.