Guinea vs South Africa: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 11.1 per 100,000 people in Guinea and 11.2 per 100,000 people in South Africa, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in South Africa, by 0 per 100,000 people, or 1 times that in Guinea.
GuineaSouth Africa
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deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea | 11.1 2017 | 10.6 | 64 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 since 2017, when it overtook Guinea.
- In 2017, Guinea ranked 64 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 | Guinea | South Africa | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 10 |
| 2016 | 11.2 | 10.9 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 11.3 | 10.8 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 11.3 | 10.8 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 11.2 | 11.1 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 11.1 | 12.9 | 11 |
| 2010 | 11 | 14.6 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 10.9 | 16.3 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 10.7 | 17.9 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 10.6 | 19.2 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 10.4 | 20.6 | 12 |
| 2005 | 10.1 | 21.5 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 10.1 | 22.5 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 10 | 23.1 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 10 | 23.1 | 13 |
| 2001 | 9.8 | 23 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 9.7 | 24.3 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 9.7 | 22.4 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 9.4 | 21.6 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 9.2 | 20.9 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 9 | 19.1 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 8.8 | 18.6 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 8.7 | 18.6 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 8.5 | 18.3 | 16 |
| 1992 | 8.3 | 19.2 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 8.2 | 18.6 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 8.1 | 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