Cameroon vs Mali
Cameroon vs Mali: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 14 per 100,000 people in Cameroon and 6.8 per 100,000 people in Mali, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Cameroon, by 7.2 per 100,000 people, or 2.06 times that in Mali.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Cameroon has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Cameroon ranked 34 and Mali ranked 135 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 | Cameroon | Mali | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14 | 6.8 | 10 |
| 2016 | 14.3 | 6.8 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 14.4 | 6.8 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 14.7 | 6.7 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 14.9 | 6.7 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 15.1 | 6.7 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 15.4 | 6.7 | 11 |
| 2010 | 15.5 | 6.8 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 15.6 | 6.7 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 15.6 | 6.7 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 15.7 | 6.7 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 15.8 | 6.7 | 12 |
| 2005 | 15.8 | 6.7 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 15.7 | 6.8 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 15.8 | 6.8 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 16 | 6.9 | 13 |
| 2001 | 16.1 | 7 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 16.3 | 7.1 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 16.2 | 7.1 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 16.1 | 7.3 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 15.8 | 7.4 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 15.4 | 7.5 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 15 | 7.6 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 14.6 | 7.5 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 14.2 | 7.5 | 16 |
| 1992 | 13.8 | 7.5 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 13.3 | 7.5 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 13 | 7.6 | 15.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- 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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Cameroon vs Mali
Health
- Life expectancyCameroon: 63.7 years in 2023Mali: 60.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCameroon: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024Mali: 7.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCameroon: 47.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Mali: 60.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCameroon: 3.75% in 2017Mali: 3.01% in 2017
People
- PopulationCameroon: 28.4 million people in 2023Mali: 23.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthCameroon: 2.64% a year in 2023Mali: 2.97% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCameroon: 4.32 births per woman in 2023Mali: 5.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCameroon: 55.7% in 2025Mali: 32.2% in 2025
- Median ageCameroon: 17.8 years in 2023Mali: 15.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCameroon: 2.8% in 2023Mali: 2.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateCameroon: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Mali: -1.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCameroon: 1.06% of GDP in 2025Mali: 3.87% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCameroon: $580M in 2025Mali: $883M in 2025
- Military spending per personCameroon: $21 in 2025Mali: $38 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCameroon: 6.5% of government spending in 2025Mali: 14.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCameroon: 34,000 people in 2020Mali: 41,000 people in 2020
- National powerCameroon: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Mali: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCameroon: 0.34% of the labour force in 2020Mali: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCameroon: 2 million TIV in 2023Mali: 64 million TIV in 2025