Suicide mortality rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Suicide mortality rate was 7.3 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▬ Flat
Suicide mortality rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 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 population.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 7.3 per 100,000 population for suicide mortality rate in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 7.3 per 100,000 population in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.79 per 100,000 population, in 2005.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 30th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Suicide mortality rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.95 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 6.91 per 100,000 population | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 6.93 per 100,000 population | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 6.96 per 100,000 population | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 6.92 per 100,000 population | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 6.79 per 100,000 population | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 6.82 per 100,000 population | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 6.79 per 100,000 population | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 6.83 per 100,000 population | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 6.82 per 100,000 population | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 6.99 per 100,000 population | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 6.88 per 100,000 population | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 6.85 per 100,000 population | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 6.84 per 100,000 population | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 6.86 per 100,000 population | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 6.89 per 100,000 population | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 6.85 per 100,000 population | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 6.81 per 100,000 population | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 6.99 per 100,000 population | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 7.03 per 100,000 population | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 6.95 per 100,000 population | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 7.3 per 100,000 population | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.87 per 100,000 population | 6.79 per 100,000 population | 6.96 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9 per 100,000 population | 6.81 per 100,000 population | 7.03 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.13 per 100,000 population | 6.95 per 100,000 population | 7.3 per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 27 Serbia 15.14 per 100,000 population compare
- 28 Estonia 14.94 per 100,000 population compare
- 29 Cape Verde 14.9 per 100,000 population compare
- 30 Sri Lanka 14.74 per 100,000 population compare
- 31 Kazakhstan 14.6 per 100,000 population compare
- 32 Finland 14.57 per 100,000 population compare
- 33 Austria 14.51 per 100,000 population compare
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0125 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0147 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per capita 0.0156 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Suicide mortality rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 7.3 per 100,000 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 recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3 per 100,000 population in 2021.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.79 per 100,000 population in 2005.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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 (per 100,000 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).