Suicide mortality rate, female in Somalia
Somalia: Suicide mortality rate, female was 6.09 per 100,000 female population in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
6.09 per 100,000 female population
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
39th
of 185 countries
All-time high
6.09 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
All-time low
4.47 per 100,000 female population
in 2011
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Suicide mortality rate, female in Somalia, 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
The most recent figure for suicide mortality rate, female in Somalia is 6.09 per 100,000 female population, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, female in Somalia peaked at 6.09 per 100,000 female population in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.47 per 100,000 female population, in 2011.
Somalia ranks 39th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Suicide mortality rate, female in Somalia, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.62 per 100,000 female population | — |
| 2001 | 5.65 per 100,000 female population | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 5.62 per 100,000 female population | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 5.61 per 100,000 female population | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 5.65 per 100,000 female population | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 5.65 per 100,000 female population | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.58 per 100,000 female population | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 5.52 per 100,000 female population | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 5.61 per 100,000 female population | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 5.68 per 100,000 female population | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 5.16 per 100,000 female population | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 4.47 per 100,000 female population | -13.4% |
| 2012 | 5.04 per 100,000 female population | +12.8% |
| 2013 | 5.61 per 100,000 female population | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 5.61 per 100,000 female population | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.59 per 100,000 female population | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 5.65 per 100,000 female population | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 5.69 per 100,000 female population | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 5.67 per 100,000 female population | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 5.7 per 100,000 female population | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 5.83 per 100,000 female population | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 6.09 per 100,000 female population | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.62 per 100,000 female population | 5.52 per 100,000 female population | 5.68 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.42 per 100,000 female population | 4.47 per 100,000 female population | 5.7 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.96 per 100,000 female population | 5.83 per 100,000 female population | 6.09 per 100,000 female population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 36 United States of America 6.47 per 100,000 female population compare
- 37 Djibouti 6.4 per 100,000 female population compare
- 38 Denmark 6.3 per 100,000 female population compare
- 40 New Zealand 6.08 per 100,000 female population compare
- 41 Uzbekistan 6.06 per 100,000 female population compare
- 42 Montenegro 5.98 per 100,000 female population compare
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 3.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0119 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0102 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, female in Somalia?
- Suicide mortality rate, female in Somalia was 6.09 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.09 per 100,000 female population in 2021.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, female recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.47 per 100,000 female population in 2011.
- How does Somalia rank for suicide mortality rate, female?
- Somalia ranks 39th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, female rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Somalia 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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About this data
Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).