Botswana vs South Africa: Suicide rate

Suicide rate in 2017: 10 per 100,000 people in Botswana and 11.2 per 100,000 people in South Africa, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in South Africa, by 1.1 per 100,000 people, or 1.11 times that in Botswana.

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deaths per 100,000 people · IHME

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What the numbers say

South Africa has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
In 2017, Botswana ranked 80 and South Africa ranked 62 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
The world as a whole: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017.

Every year

deaths per 100,000 people · IHME

Year	Botswana	South Africa	World
2017	10	11.2	10
2016	10.1	10.9	10.1
2015	10.3	10.8	10.2
2014	10.4	10.8	10.3
2013	10.5	11.1	10.5
2012	10.6	11.9	10.7
2011	10.8	12.9	11
2010	10.8	14.6	11.2
2009	10.9	16.3	11.4
2008	10.9	17.9	11.6
2007	10.9	19.2	11.7
2006	11.8	20.6	12
2005	12.3	21.5	12.5
2004	12.8	22.5	12.6
2003	13.1	23.1	12.8
2002	13.1	23.1	13
2001	13.1	23	13.4
2000	13.1	24.3	14.1
1999	13.2	22.4	14.5
1998	13.5	21.6	14.7
1997	13.9	20.9	15.1
1996	14.4	19.1	15.4
1995	14.9	18.6	15.9
1994	15.2	18.6	16.1
1993	15.5	18.3	16
1992	15.7	19.2	15.8
1991	15.8	18.6	15.5
1990	15.8	18.6	15.4

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Deaths by suicide in a year, per 100,000 people.
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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Botswana vs South Africa: Suicide rate

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