Niger vs Senegal
Niger vs Senegal: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 7.6 per 100,000 people in Niger and 12.9 per 100,000 people in Senegal, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Senegal, by 5.3 per 100,000 people, or 1.69 times that in Niger.
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, Niger ranked 123 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 | Niger | Senegal | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.6 | 12.9 | 10 |
| 2016 | 7.6 | 13 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 7.6 | 13 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 7.6 | 13 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 7.6 | 12.9 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 7.5 | 12.8 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 7.5 | 12.6 | 11 |
| 2010 | 7.5 | 12.5 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 7.5 | 12.5 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 7.6 | 12.5 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 7.6 | 12.6 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 7.7 | 12.6 | 12 |
| 2005 | 7.8 | 12.7 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 7.9 | 12.7 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 8 | 12.7 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 8.2 | 12.7 | 13 |
| 2001 | 8.3 | 12.8 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 8.4 | 12.8 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 8.4 | 13 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 8.4 | 13 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 8.3 | 13 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 8.3 | 13.1 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 8.3 | 13.1 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 8.1 | 13.1 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 8.1 | 13 | 16 |
| 1992 | 8 | 13 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 7.8 | 13 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 7.8 | 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
Niger vs Senegal
Health
- Life expectancyNiger: 61.2 years in 2023Senegal: 68.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityNiger: 11.1 per 100 live births in 2024Senegal: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityNiger: 64.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Senegal: 24.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionNiger: 3.46% in 2017Senegal: 3.37% in 2017
People
- PopulationNiger: 26.2 million people in 2023Senegal: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthNiger: 3.31% a year in 2023Senegal: 2.33% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateNiger: 6.06 births per woman in 2023Senegal: 3.82 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationNiger: 18.4% in 2025Senegal: 55.8% in 2025
- Median ageNiger: 15.3 years in 2023Senegal: 19.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overNiger: 2.6% in 2023Senegal: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateNiger: 0 per 1,000 people in 2023Senegal: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingNiger: 2.14% of GDP in 2025Senegal: 1.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsNiger: $450M in 2025Senegal: $533M in 2025
- Military spending per personNiger: $18 in 2025Senegal: $30 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingNiger: 15.2% of government spending in 2025Senegal: 5.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelNiger: 10,000 people in 2020Senegal: 19,000 people in 2020
- National powerNiger: 0.11% of world capability in 2022Senegal: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersNiger: 0.11% of the labour force in 2020Senegal: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsNiger: 4 million TIV in 2025Senegal: 79 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsNiger: 0 TIV in 1973Senegal: 3 million TIV in 1976