Mauritania vs Senegal
Mauritania vs Senegal: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 6.6 per 100,000 people in Mauritania and 12.9 per 100,000 people in Senegal, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Senegal, by 6.3 per 100,000 people, or 1.95 times that in Mauritania.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Senegal has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Mauritania ranked 138 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 | Mauritania | Senegal | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.6 | 12.9 | 10 |
| 2016 | 6.6 | 13 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 6.6 | 13 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 6.7 | 13 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 6.7 | 12.9 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 6.7 | 12.8 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 6.7 | 12.6 | 11 |
| 2010 | 6.7 | 12.5 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 6.7 | 12.5 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 6.7 | 12.5 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 6.7 | 12.6 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 6.8 | 12.6 | 12 |
| 2005 | 6.8 | 12.7 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 6.9 | 12.7 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 7 | 12.7 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 7.1 | 12.7 | 13 |
| 2001 | 7.2 | 12.8 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 7.3 | 12.8 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 7.4 | 13 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 7.6 | 13 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 7.7 | 13 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 7.7 | 13.1 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 7.8 | 13.1 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 7.8 | 13.1 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 7.7 | 13 | 16 |
| 1992 | 7.7 | 13 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 7.7 | 13 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 7.7 | 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
Mauritania vs Senegal
Health
- Life expectancyMauritania: 68.5 years in 2023Senegal: 68.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMauritania: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024Senegal: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMauritania: 30.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Senegal: 24.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMauritania: 3.09% in 2017Senegal: 3.37% in 2017
People
- PopulationMauritania: 5.02 million people in 2023Senegal: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthMauritania: 2.95% a year in 2023Senegal: 2.33% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMauritania: 4.7 births per woman in 2023Senegal: 3.82 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMauritania: 61.5% in 2025Senegal: 55.8% in 2025
- Median ageMauritania: 17.1 years in 2023Senegal: 19.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMauritania: 3.2% in 2023Senegal: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateMauritania: 0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Senegal: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMauritania: 2.75% of GDP in 2025Senegal: 1.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMauritania: $315M in 2025Senegal: $533M in 2025
- Military spending per personMauritania: $61 in 2025Senegal: $30 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMauritania: 10.8% of government spending in 2025Senegal: 5.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMauritania: 21,000 people in 2020Senegal: 19,000 people in 2020
- National powerMauritania: 0.03% of world capability in 2022Senegal: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMauritania: 2% of the labour force in 2020Senegal: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMauritania: 126 million TIV in 2024Senegal: 79 million TIV in 2024