Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) in Gambia
Gambia: Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) was 3.09 per 100,000 female population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Suicide mortality rate, female in Gambia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 female population.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 3.09 per 100,000 female population for suicide mortality rate, female in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, female in Gambia peaked at 3.09 per 100,000 female population in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.65 per 100,000 female population, in 2010.
That places Gambia 104th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) in Gambia, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.82 per 100,000 female population | — |
| 2001 | 2.84 per 100,000 female population | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 2.98 per 100,000 female population | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 3 per 100,000 female population | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 2.96 per 100,000 female population | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 2.88 per 100,000 female population | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 2.76 per 100,000 female population | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 2.72 per 100,000 female population | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 2.74 per 100,000 female population | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 2.67 per 100,000 female population | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 2.65 per 100,000 female population | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 2.83 per 100,000 female population | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 2.86 per 100,000 female population | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 2.89 per 100,000 female population | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 2.96 per 100,000 female population | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 3.03 per 100,000 female population | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 3.03 per 100,000 female population | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.06 per 100,000 female population | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 3.06 per 100,000 female population | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.07 per 100,000 female population | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 3 per 100,000 female population | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 3.09 per 100,000 female population | +3.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 3.09 per 100,000 female population is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.85 per 100,000 female population, 80% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 3.09 per 100,000 female population is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.52 per 100,000 female population, 88% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.84 per 100,000 female population | 2.67 per 100,000 female population | 3 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.94 per 100,000 female population | 2.65 per 100,000 female population | 3.07 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.04 per 100,000 female population | 3 per 100,000 female population | 3.09 per 100,000 female population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 101 El Salvador 3.15 per 100,000 female population compare
- 101 Kyrgyzstan 3.15 per 100,000 female population compare
- 103 Chile 3.14 per 100,000 female population compare
- 104 Benin 3.09 per 100,000 female population compare
- 104 Zambia 3.09 per 100,000 female population compare
- 107 Ethiopia 3.06 per 100,000 female population compare
More health data for Gambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 700 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9696 % 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 0.0686 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9636 % 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 0.0702 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, female in Gambia?
- Suicide mortality rate, female in Gambia was 3.09 per 100,000 female population in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest suicide mortality rate, female recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.09 per 100,000 female population in 2021.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, female recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.65 per 100,000 female population in 2010.
- How does Gambia rank for suicide mortality rate, female?
- Gambia ranks 104th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, female rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).