Ireland vs South Africa

Ireland vs South Africa: Suicide rate

Suicide rate in 2017: 8.4 per 100,000 people in Ireland and 11.2 per 100,000 people in South Africa, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in South Africa, by 2.8 per 100,000 people, or 1.33 times that in Ireland.

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deaths per 100,000 people · IHME

Ireland vs South Africa: Suicide rateSuicide rate in 2017: 8.4 per 100,000 people in Ireland and 11.2 per 100,000 people in South Africa, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in South Africa, by 2.8 per 100,000 people, or 1.33 times that in Ireland.
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What the numbers say

  • South Africa has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
  • In 2017, Ireland ranked 111 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

YearIrelandSouth AfricaWorld
20178.411.210
20168.410.910.1
20158.810.810.2
20149.410.810.3
20139.811.110.5
201210.411.910.7
201110.812.911
201010.714.611.2
200911.616.311.4
200811.217.911.6
20071119.211.7
20061120.612
200511.121.512.5
200411.222.512.6
200311.323.112.8
200212.123.113
200112.42313.4
200012.824.314.1
199912.622.414.5
199812.721.614.7
199712.520.915.1
199611.919.115.4
199511.618.615.9
199410.918.616.1
199310.818.316
199210.719.215.8
199110.618.615.5
199010.318.615.4

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.

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