El Salvador vs Guatemala: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 9.8 per 100,000 people in El Salvador and 5.9 per 100,000 people in Guatemala, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in El Salvador, by 3.9 per 100,000 people, or 1.66 times that in Guatemala.
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deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Salvador | 9.8 2017 | 9.9 | 86 of 195 |
| Guatemala | 5.9 2017 | 9.7 | 149 of 195 |
| World | 10 2017 | 11.7 |
What the numbers say
- El Salvador has been higher since 2007, when it overtook Guatemala.
- In 2017, El Salvador ranked 86 and Guatemala ranked 149 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 | El Salvador | Guatemala | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.8 | 5.9 | 10 |
| 2016 | 9.9 | 5.7 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 10.1 | 5.3 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 9.9 | 5.3 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 9.1 | 5.4 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 8.8 | 5.7 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 9.3 | 6.1 | 11 |
| 2010 | 9.2 | 7 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 9.5 | 7.9 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 9.5 | 8.7 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 9.5 | 11.4 | 12 |
| 2005 | 9.9 | 12 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 9.9 | 12.5 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 9.7 | 13.2 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 9.6 | 13.2 | 13 |
| 2001 | 10.1 | 14.2 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 10.4 | 14.2 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 10.8 | 12.4 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 11.4 | 12.7 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 11.5 | 12.2 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 11.5 | 11.3 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 11.7 | 12.3 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 12.2 | 13.8 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 11.7 | 13.2 | 16 |
| 1992 | 11.8 | 12.8 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 11.9 | 12 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 12.3 | 10.8 | 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