Somalia vs Tanzania
Somalia vs Tanzania: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 9.9 per 100,000 people in Somalia and 8.8 per 100,000 people in Tanzania, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Somalia, by 1.1 per 100,000 people, or 1.13 times that in Tanzania.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Somalia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Somalia ranked 82 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 | Somalia | Tanzania | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.9 | 8.8 | 10 |
| 2016 | 10 | 8.8 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 10.1 | 8.8 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 10.1 | 8.7 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 10.2 | 8.7 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 10.3 | 8.6 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 10.4 | 8.6 | 11 |
| 2010 | 10.5 | 8.6 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 10.5 | 8.7 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 10.6 | 8.8 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 10.6 | 8.8 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 10.6 | 8.8 | 12 |
| 2005 | 10.7 | 8.9 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 10.9 | 8.9 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 11.1 | 9.2 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 11.3 | 9.4 | 13 |
| 2001 | 11.6 | 9.8 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 11.9 | 10.1 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 12.2 | 10.4 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 12.6 | 10.7 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 12.6 | 10.8 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 12.6 | 10.8 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 12.3 | 10.7 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 12 | 10.6 | 16 |
| 1992 | 11.6 | 10.5 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 11.1 | 10.3 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 10.8 | 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
Somalia vs Tanzania
Health
- Life expectancySomalia: 58.8 years in 2023Tanzania: 67 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySomalia: 10.1 per 100 live births in 2024Tanzania: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySomalia: 66.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tanzania: 28.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSomalia: 3.79% in 2017Tanzania: 3.69% in 2017
People
- PopulationSomalia: 18.4 million people in 2023Tanzania: 66.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthSomalia: 3.57% a year in 2023Tanzania: 2.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSomalia: 6.13 births per woman in 2023Tanzania: 4.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSomalia: 55.1% in 2025Tanzania: 36.9% in 2025
- Median ageSomalia: 15.5 years in 2023Tanzania: 17.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSomalia: 2.6% in 2023Tanzania: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateSomalia: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Tanzania: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSomalia: 1.54% of GDP in 2025Tanzania: 1.16% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSomalia: $193M in 2025Tanzania: $983M in 2025
- Military spending per personSomalia: $10 in 2025Tanzania: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSomalia: 20.8% of government spending in 2025Tanzania: 5.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSomalia: 14,000 people in 2020Tanzania: 28,000 people in 2020
- National powerSomalia: 0.13% of world capability in 2022Tanzania: 0.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSomalia: 0.47% of the labour force in 2020Tanzania: 0.1% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSomalia: 2 million TIV in 2025Tanzania: 4 million TIV in 2025