Number of deaths from suicide ghe in Somalia
Somalia: Number of deaths from suicide ghe was 1,365 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1,365
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
64th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1,365
in 2021
All-time low
753.13
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Number of deaths from suicide ghe in Somalia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, number of deaths from suicide ghe in Somalia stood at 1,365. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 60.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths from suicide ghe in Somalia peaked at 1,365 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 753.13, in 2000.
Somalia ranks 64th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Number of deaths from suicide ghe in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 753.13 | — |
| 2001 | 786.45 | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 813.77 | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 836.64 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 873.36 | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 894.25 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 912.71 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 924.49 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 966.68 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 1,001 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 949.82 | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 848.61 | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 951.36 | +12.1% |
| 2013 | 1,052 | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 1,081 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 1,111 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 1,148 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 1,193 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 1,233 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 1,275 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 1,339 | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 1,365 | +1.9% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 1,365 is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,125, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 1,365 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 915.12, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 876.23 | 753.13 | 1,001 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,084 | 848.61 | 1,275 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,352 | 1,339 | 1,365 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths from suicide ghe in Somalia?
- Number of deaths from suicide ghe in Somalia was 1,365 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of deaths from suicide ghe recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,365 in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of deaths from suicide ghe recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 753.13 in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for number of deaths from suicide ghe?
- Somalia ranks 64th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of deaths from suicide ghe rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of deaths from suicide ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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