Mali vs Mauritania
Mali vs Mauritania: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 6.8 per 100,000 people in Mali and 6.6 per 100,000 people in Mauritania, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Mali, by 0.2 per 100,000 people, or 1.03 times that in Mauritania.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Mali has been higher since 2008, when it overtook Mauritania.
- In 2017, Mali ranked 135 and Mauritania ranked 138 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 | Mali | Mauritania | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 10 |
| 2016 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 11 |
| 2010 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 12 |
| 2005 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 6.8 | 7 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 13 |
| 2001 | 7 | 7.2 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 16 |
| 1992 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 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
Mali vs Mauritania
Health
- Life expectancyMali: 60.4 years in 2023Mauritania: 68.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMali: 7.3 per 100 live births in 2024Mauritania: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMali: 60.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Mauritania: 30.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMali: 3.01% in 2017Mauritania: 3.09% in 2017
People
- PopulationMali: 23.8 million people in 2023Mauritania: 5.02 million people in 2023
- Population growthMali: 2.97% a year in 2023Mauritania: 2.95% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMali: 5.61 births per woman in 2023Mauritania: 4.7 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMali: 32.2% in 2025Mauritania: 61.5% in 2025
- Median ageMali: 15.5 years in 2023Mauritania: 17.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMali: 2.4% in 2023Mauritania: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateMali: -1.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Mauritania: 0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMali: 3.87% of GDP in 2025Mauritania: 2.75% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMali: $883M in 2025Mauritania: $315M in 2025
- Military spending per personMali: $38 in 2025Mauritania: $61 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMali: 14.8% of government spending in 2025Mauritania: 10.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMali: 41,000 people in 2020Mauritania: 21,000 people in 2020
- National powerMali: 0.1% of world capability in 2022Mauritania: 0.03% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMali: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020Mauritania: 2% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMali: 64 million TIV in 2025Mauritania: 126 million TIV in 2024