Guinea-Bissau vs Senegal
Guinea-Bissau vs Senegal: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 13.6 per 100,000 people in Guinea-Bissau and 12.9 per 100,000 people in Senegal, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Guinea-Bissau, by 0.7 per 100,000 people, or 1.05 times that in Senegal.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Guinea-Bissau has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Guinea-Bissau ranked 38 and Senegal ranked 44 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 | Guinea-Bissau | Senegal | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.6 | 12.9 | 10 |
| 2016 | 13.8 | 13 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 13.9 | 13 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 13.9 | 13 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 14 | 12.9 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 14.1 | 12.8 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 14.2 | 12.6 | 11 |
| 2010 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 14.4 | 12.6 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 14.4 | 12.6 | 12 |
| 2005 | 14.4 | 12.7 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 14.6 | 12.7 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 14.5 | 12.7 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 14.5 | 12.7 | 13 |
| 2001 | 14.6 | 12.8 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 14.7 | 12.8 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 14.8 | 13 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 14.7 | 13 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 14.6 | 13 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 14.5 | 13.1 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 14.3 | 13.1 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 14.2 | 13.1 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 14 | 13 | 16 |
| 1992 | 13.9 | 13 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 13.7 | 13 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 13.6 | 13.1 | 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
Guinea-Bissau vs Senegal
Health
- Life expectancyGuinea-Bissau: 64.1 years in 2023Senegal: 68.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGuinea-Bissau: 6.7 per 100 live births in 2024Senegal: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGuinea-Bissau: 48.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Senegal: 24.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGuinea-Bissau: 23.9% in 2022Senegal: 26.7% in 2022
- DepressionGuinea-Bissau: 3.67% in 2017Senegal: 3.37% in 2017
People
- PopulationGuinea-Bissau: 2.15 million people in 2023Senegal: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthGuinea-Bissau: 2.23% a year in 2023Senegal: 2.33% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGuinea-Bissau: 3.84 births per woman in 2023Senegal: 3.82 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGuinea-Bissau: 46.7% in 2025Senegal: 55.8% in 2025
- Median ageGuinea-Bissau: 18.9 years in 2023Senegal: 19.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuinea-Bissau: 3.1% in 2023Senegal: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateGuinea-Bissau: -0.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Senegal: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGuinea-Bissau: 0.89% of GDP in 2025Senegal: 1.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGuinea-Bissau: $21M in 2025Senegal: $533M in 2025
- Military spending per personGuinea-Bissau: $10 in 2025Senegal: $30 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGuinea-Bissau: 4.7% of government spending in 2025Senegal: 5.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGuinea-Bissau: 4,000 people in 2020Senegal: 19,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuinea-Bissau: 0.01% of world capability in 2022Senegal: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGuinea-Bissau: 0.53% of the labour force in 2020Senegal: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGuinea-Bissau: 5 million TIV in 1993Senegal: 79 million TIV in 2024