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Suicide mortality rate in Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa: Suicide mortality rate was 7.3 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
7.3 per 100,000 population
Change on year
up 5.0%
Rank
29th
of 45 groups
All-time high
7.3 per 100,000 population
in 2021
All-time low
6.79 per 100,000 population
in 2005
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Suicide mortality rate in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–2021

024682000201020212000: 6.9 per 100,000 population2001: 6.9 per 100,000 population2002: 6.9 per 100,000 population2003: 7 per 100,000 population2004: 6.9 per 100,000 population2005: 6.8 per 100,000 population2006: 6.8 per 100,000 population2007: 6.8 per 100,000 population2008: 6.8 per 100,000 population2009: 6.8 per 100,000 population2010: 7 per 100,000 population2011: 6.9 per 100,000 population2012: 6.8 per 100,000 population2013: 6.8 per 100,000 population2014: 6.9 per 100,000 population2015: 6.9 per 100,000 population2016: 6.9 per 100,000 population2017: 6.8 per 100,000 population2018: 7 per 100,000 population2019: 7 per 100,000 population2020: 7 per 100,000 population2021: 7.3 per 100,000 population

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 recorded 7.3 per 100,000 population for suicide mortality rate in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Sub-Saharan Africa 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 ranks 29th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Suicide mortality rate in Sub-Saharan Africa, 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 +5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 26 Latvia 15.21 per 100,000 population compare
  2. 27 Serbia 15.14 per 100,000 population compare
  3. 28 Estonia 14.94 per 100,000 population compare
  4. 29 Cape Verde 14.9 per 100,000 population compare
  5. 30 Sri Lanka 14.74 per 100,000 population compare
  6. 31 Kazakhstan 14.6 per 100,000 population compare
  7. 32 Finland 14.57 per 100,000 population compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is suicide mortality rate in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Suicide mortality rate in Sub-Saharan Africa 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?
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?
The lowest recorded value was 6.79 per 100,000 population in 2005.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for suicide mortality rate?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2021.
Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
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 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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Indicator
Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population)
Unit
per 100,000 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).