Mali vs Nigeria
Mali vs Nigeria: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 6.8 per 100,000 people in Mali and 7.5 per 100,000 people in Nigeria, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 0.7 per 100,000 people, or 1.11 times that in Mali.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Nigeria has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Mali ranked 135 and Nigeria ranked 124 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 | Nigeria | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 10 |
| 2016 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 6.7 | 7.6 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 11 |
| 2010 | 6.8 | 7.8 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 6.7 | 7.8 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 6.7 | 7.9 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 6.7 | 7.9 | 12 |
| 2005 | 6.7 | 8 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 6.8 | 8.3 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 6.8 | 8.5 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 6.9 | 8.7 | 13 |
| 2001 | 7 | 8.9 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 7.1 | 9 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 7.1 | 9 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 7.3 | 9 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 7.4 | 8.9 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 7.5 | 8.8 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 7.6 | 8.8 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 7.5 | 8.7 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 7.5 | 8.7 | 16 |
| 1992 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 7.6 | 8.5 | 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 Nigeria
Health
- Life expectancyMali: 60.4 years in 2023Nigeria: 54.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMali: 7.3 per 100 live births in 2024Nigeria: 11.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMali: 60.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Nigeria: 69.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMali: 3.01% in 2017Nigeria: 3.92% in 2017
People
- PopulationMali: 23.8 million people in 2023Nigeria: 228 million people in 2023
- Population growthMali: 2.97% a year in 2023Nigeria: 2.1% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMali: 5.61 births per woman in 2023Nigeria: 4.48 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMali: 32.2% in 2025Nigeria: 63.8% in 2025
- Median ageMali: 15.5 years in 2023Nigeria: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMali: 2.4% in 2023Nigeria: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateMali: -1.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Nigeria: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMali: 3.87% of GDP in 2025Nigeria: 0.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMali: $883M in 2025Nigeria: $1.76B in 2025
- Military spending per personMali: $38 in 2025Nigeria: $9 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMali: 14.8% of government spending in 2025Nigeria: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMali: 41,000 people in 2020Nigeria: 223,000 people in 2020
- National powerMali: 0.1% of world capability in 2022Nigeria: 1.16% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMali: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020Nigeria: 0.23% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMali: 64 million TIV in 2025Nigeria: 21 million TIV in 2025