Number of suicides in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Number of suicides was 109.99 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Number of suicides in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2021, number of suicides in Equatorial Guinea stood at 109.99 deaths.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of suicides in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 115.84 deaths in 2019 and was at its lowest, 58.06 deaths, in 2002.
That places Equatorial Guinea 148th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Number of suicides in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.04 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 60.15 deaths | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 58.06 deaths | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 60.02 deaths | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 58.98 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 60.12 deaths | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 59.12 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 59.24 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 64.58 deaths | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 67.98 deaths | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 71.39 deaths | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 76.42 deaths | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 78.52 deaths | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 74.73 deaths | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 76.78 deaths | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 85.45 deaths | +11.3% |
| 2016 | 95.99 deaths | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 101.47 deaths | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 110.19 deaths | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 115.84 deaths | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 113.41 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 109.99 deaths | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.33 deaths | 58.06 deaths | 67.98 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.68 deaths | 71.39 deaths | 115.84 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 111.7 deaths | 109.99 deaths | 113.41 deaths | 2 |
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More health data for Equatorial Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 863.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 843 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0031 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 7.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0027 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of suicides in Equatorial Guinea?
- Number of suicides in Equatorial Guinea was 109.99 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of suicides recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 115.84 deaths in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of suicides recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.06 deaths in 2002.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for number of suicides?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 148th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of suicides rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of suicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from self-harm in both sexes.