Suicide mortality rate, male in Somalia

Somalia: Suicide mortality rate, male was 9.82 per 100,000 male population in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
9.82 per 100,000 male population
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
103rd
of 185 countries
All-time high
11.54 per 100,000 male population
in 2001
All-time low
9.25 per 100,000 male population
in 2011
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Suicide mortality rate, male in Somalia, 2000–2021

02.557.51012.52000201020212000: 11.5 per 100,000 male population2001: 11.5 per 100,000 male population2002: 11.5 per 100,000 male population2003: 11.4 per 100,000 male population2004: 11.4 per 100,000 male population2005: 11.2 per 100,000 male population2006: 11.2 per 100,000 male population2007: 10.9 per 100,000 male population2008: 11.1 per 100,000 male population2009: 11.2 per 100,000 male population2010: 10.4 per 100,000 male population2011: 9.2 per 100,000 male population2012: 10.1 per 100,000 male population2013: 10.6 per 100,000 male population2014: 10.5 per 100,000 male population2015: 10.4 per 100,000 male population2016: 10.3 per 100,000 male population2017: 10.2 per 100,000 male population2018: 10.2 per 100,000 male population2019: 10.1 per 100,000 male population2020: 10.2 per 100,000 male population2021: 9.8 per 100,000 male population

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 male population.

Analysis

Somalia recorded 9.82 per 100,000 male population for suicide mortality rate, male in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, male in Somalia peaked at 11.54 per 100,000 male population in 2001 and was at its lowest, 9.25 per 100,000 male population, in 2011.

Somalia ranks 103rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Suicide mortality rate, male in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Somalia, 2000 to 2021.
Year per 100,000 male population Change
2000 11.51 per 100,000 male population
2001 11.54 per 100,000 male population +0.3%
2002 11.51 per 100,000 male population -0.3%
2003 11.36 per 100,000 male population -1.3%
2004 11.43 per 100,000 male population +0.6%
2005 11.24 per 100,000 male population -1.7%
2006 11.15 per 100,000 male population -0.8%
2007 10.91 per 100,000 male population -2.2%
2008 11.08 per 100,000 male population +1.6%
2009 11.17 per 100,000 male population +0.8%
2010 10.43 per 100,000 male population -6.6%
2011 9.25 per 100,000 male population -11.3%
2012 10.08 per 100,000 male population +9.0%
2013 10.6 per 100,000 male population +5.2%
2014 10.49 per 100,000 male population -1.0%
2015 10.41 per 100,000 male population -0.8%
2016 10.29 per 100,000 male population -1.2%
2017 10.24 per 100,000 male population -0.5%
2018 10.21 per 100,000 male population -0.3%
2019 10.13 per 100,000 male population -0.8%
2020 10.24 per 100,000 male population +1.1%
2021 9.82 per 100,000 male population -4.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.29 per 100,000 male population 10.91 per 100,000 male population 11.54 per 100,000 male population 10
2010s 10.21 per 100,000 male population 9.25 per 100,000 male population 10.6 per 100,000 male population 10
2020s 10.03 per 100,000 male population 9.82 per 100,000 male population 10.24 per 100,000 male population 2

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 101 Equatorial Guinea 10.2 per 100,000 male population compare
  2. 102 Congo 10.11 per 100,000 male population compare
  3. 104 Djibouti 9.56 per 100,000 male population compare
  4. 105 Georgia 9.46 per 100,000 male population compare
  5. 106 Puerto Rico 9.41 per 100,000 male population compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is suicide mortality rate, male in Somalia?
Suicide mortality rate, male in Somalia was 9.82 per 100,000 male 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, male recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 11.54 per 100,000 male population in 2001.
What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 9.25 per 100,000 male population in 2011.
How does Somalia rank for suicide mortality rate, male?
Somalia ranks 103rd out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
Is suicide mortality rate, male rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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, male (per 100,000 male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population)
Unit
per 100,000 male population
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,104 data points, 2000–2021
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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).