Mexico vs Nigeria
Mexico vs Nigeria: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 5.9 per 100,000 people in Mexico and 7.5 per 100,000 people in Nigeria, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 1.6 per 100,000 people, or 1.27 times that in Mexico.
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, Mexico ranked 148 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 | Mexico | Nigeria | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.9 | 7.5 | 10 |
| 2016 | 5.9 | 7.5 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 5.7 | 7.5 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 5.7 | 7.5 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 5.7 | 7.5 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 6 | 7.6 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 6.1 | 7.7 | 11 |
| 2010 | 6.1 | 7.8 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 5.9 | 7.7 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 5.6 | 7.8 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 5.2 | 7.9 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 5.2 | 7.9 | 12 |
| 2005 | 5.2 | 8 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 5 | 8.3 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 5.1 | 8.5 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 5 | 8.7 | 13 |
| 2001 | 4.9 | 8.9 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 4.9 | 9 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 5 | 9 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 5.1 | 9 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 4.9 | 8.9 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 4.7 | 8.8 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 4.7 | 8.8 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 4.6 | 8.7 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 4.4 | 8.7 | 16 |
| 1992 | 4.3 | 8.6 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 4.1 | 8.6 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 4 | 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
Mexico vs Nigeria
Health
- Life expectancyMexico: 75.1 years in 2023Nigeria: 54.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMexico: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024Nigeria: 11.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMexico: 10.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Nigeria: 69.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterMexico: 43% in 2022Nigeria: 29% in 2022
- DepressionMexico: 2.79% in 2017Nigeria: 3.92% in 2017
People
- PopulationMexico: 130 million people in 2023Nigeria: 228 million people in 2023
- Population growthMexico: 0.88% a year in 2023Nigeria: 2.1% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMexico: 1.91 births per woman in 2023Nigeria: 4.48 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMexico: 80% in 2025Nigeria: 63.8% in 2025
- Median ageMexico: 28.9 years in 2023Nigeria: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMexico: 8% in 2023Nigeria: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateMexico: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Nigeria: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMexico: 0.74% of GDP in 2025Nigeria: 0.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMexico: $13.8B in 2025Nigeria: $1.76B in 2025
- Military spending per personMexico: $104 in 2025Nigeria: $9 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMexico: 2.5% of government spending in 2025Nigeria: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMexico: 341,000 people in 2020Nigeria: 223,000 people in 2020
- National powerMexico: 1.14% of world capability in 2022Nigeria: 1.16% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMexico: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020Nigeria: 0.23% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMexico: 9 million TIV in 2025Nigeria: 21 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsMexico: 1 million TIV in 2019Nigeria: 4 million TIV in 2022