Germany vs South Africa: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 9.9 per 100,000 people in Germany and 11.2 per 100,000 people in South Africa, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in South Africa, by 1.2 per 100,000 people, or 1.12 times that in Germany.
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deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 9.9 2017 | 10.1 | 83 of 195 |
| South Africa | 11.2 2017 | 19.2 | 62 of 195 |
| World | 10 2017 | 11.7 |
What the numbers say
- South Africa has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Germany ranked 83 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 | Germany | South Africa | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.9 | 11.2 | 10 |
| 2016 | 9.9 | 10.9 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 9.7 | 10.8 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 9.4 | 10.8 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 9.7 | 11.1 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 9.6 | 11.9 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 9.8 | 12.9 | 11 |
| 2010 | 10 | 14.6 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 10 | 16.3 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 10 | 17.9 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 10.1 | 19.2 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 10.2 | 20.6 | 12 |
| 2005 | 10.6 | 21.5 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 11 | 22.5 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 11.6 | 23.1 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 11.7 | 23.1 | 13 |
| 2001 | 11.8 | 23 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 12.2 | 24.3 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 12.3 | 22.4 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 12.6 | 21.6 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 13.1 | 20.9 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 13.4 | 19.1 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 13.5 | 18.6 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 13.4 | 18.6 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 13.5 | 18.3 | 16 |
| 1992 | 13.6 | 19.2 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 13.9 | 18.6 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 13.7 | 18.6 | 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