Malawi vs Senegal
Malawi vs Senegal: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 12.1 per 100,000 people in Malawi and 12.9 per 100,000 people in Senegal, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Senegal, by 0.8 per 100,000 people, or 1.07 times that in Malawi.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Senegal has been higher since 2013, when it overtook Malawi.
- In 2017, Malawi ranked 53 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 | Malawi | Senegal | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.1 | 12.9 | 10 |
| 2016 | 12.3 | 13 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 12.3 | 13 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 12.4 | 13 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 12.6 | 12.9 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 13 | 12.6 | 11 |
| 2010 | 13.1 | 12.5 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 13 | 12.5 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 13.1 | 12.5 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 13.3 | 12.6 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 13.6 | 12.6 | 12 |
| 2005 | 13.8 | 12.7 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 14 | 12.7 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 14.1 | 12.7 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 14.3 | 12.7 | 13 |
| 2001 | 14.6 | 12.8 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 15.1 | 12.8 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 15.3 | 13 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 15.7 | 13 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 15.5 | 13 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 15.3 | 13.1 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 15 | 13.1 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 14.4 | 13.1 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 13.6 | 13 | 16 |
| 1992 | 13 | 13 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 12.4 | 13 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 12.2 | 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
Malawi vs Senegal
Health
- Life expectancyMalawi: 67.4 years in 2023Senegal: 68.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMalawi: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024Senegal: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMalawi: 29.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Senegal: 24.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterMalawi: 17.8% in 2022Senegal: 26.7% in 2022
- DepressionMalawi: 3.45% in 2017Senegal: 3.37% in 2017
People
- PopulationMalawi: 21.1 million people in 2023Senegal: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthMalawi: 2.57% a year in 2023Senegal: 2.33% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMalawi: 3.65 births per woman in 2023Senegal: 3.82 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMalawi: 17.6% in 2025Senegal: 55.8% in 2025
- Median ageMalawi: 17.6 years in 2023Senegal: 19.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMalawi: 2.6% in 2023Senegal: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateMalawi: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Senegal: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMalawi: 1.15% of GDP in 2025Senegal: 1.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMalawi: $128M in 2025Senegal: $533M in 2025
- Military spending per personMalawi: $7 in 2025Senegal: $30 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMalawi: 3.8% of government spending in 2025Senegal: 5.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMalawi: 15,000 people in 2020Senegal: 19,000 people in 2020
- National powerMalawi: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Senegal: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMalawi: 0.2% of the labour force in 2020Senegal: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMalawi: 2 million TIV in 2024Senegal: 79 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsMalawi: 1 million TIV in 2000Senegal: 3 million TIV in 1976