Nigeria vs Tanzania
Nigeria vs Tanzania: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 7.5 per 100,000 people in Nigeria and 8.8 per 100,000 people in Tanzania, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Tanzania, by 1.3 per 100,000 people, or 1.17 times that in Nigeria.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Tanzania has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Nigeria ranked 124 and Tanzania ranked 103 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 | Nigeria | Tanzania | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.5 | 8.8 | 10 |
| 2016 | 7.5 | 8.8 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 7.5 | 8.8 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 7.5 | 8.7 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 7.5 | 8.7 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 11 |
| 2010 | 7.8 | 8.6 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 7.8 | 8.8 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 12 |
| 2005 | 8 | 8.9 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 8.5 | 9.2 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 8.7 | 9.4 | 13 |
| 2001 | 8.9 | 9.8 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 9 | 10.1 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 9 | 10.4 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 9 | 10.7 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 8.9 | 10.7 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 8.8 | 10.8 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 8.8 | 10.8 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 8.7 | 10.7 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 8.7 | 10.6 | 16 |
| 1992 | 8.6 | 10.5 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 8.6 | 10.3 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 8.5 | 10.3 | 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
Nigeria vs Tanzania
Health
- Life expectancyNigeria: 54.5 years in 2023Tanzania: 67 years in 2023
- Child mortalityNigeria: 11.6 per 100 live births in 2024Tanzania: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityNigeria: 69.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tanzania: 28.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterNigeria: 29% in 2022Tanzania: 11.3% in 2022
- DepressionNigeria: 3.92% in 2017Tanzania: 3.69% in 2017
People
- PopulationNigeria: 228 million people in 2023Tanzania: 66.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthNigeria: 2.1% a year in 2023Tanzania: 2.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateNigeria: 4.48 births per woman in 2023Tanzania: 4.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationNigeria: 63.8% in 2025Tanzania: 36.9% in 2025
- Median ageNigeria: 17.8 years in 2023Tanzania: 17.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overNigeria: 3% in 2023Tanzania: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateNigeria: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Tanzania: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingNigeria: 0.91% of GDP in 2025Tanzania: 1.16% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsNigeria: $1.76B in 2025Tanzania: $983M in 2025
- Military spending per personNigeria: $9 in 2025Tanzania: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingNigeria: 5.9% of government spending in 2025Tanzania: 5.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelNigeria: 223,000 people in 2020Tanzania: 28,000 people in 2020
- National powerNigeria: 1.16% of world capability in 2022Tanzania: 0.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersNigeria: 0.23% of the labour force in 2020Tanzania: 0.1% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsNigeria: 21 million TIV in 2025Tanzania: 4 million TIV in 2025