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Suicide mortality rate — Democratic Republic of the Congo

Suicide mortality rate in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2021 — 8.8 per 100k. Ranked 120 in the world out of 185. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 13%.

2021 8.8 per 100k +7.61% vs 2020
World rank 120of 185
Period maximum 8.8 per 100k2021
Period minimum 7.8 per 100k2000

Trend over time

2000–2021 · per 100,000 people

Suicide mortality rate — Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2000–20217.588.59200020032006200920122015201820212000: 7.8 per 100k2001: 7.8 per 100k2002: 7.9 per 100k2003: 8.1 per 100k2004: 8 per 100k2005: 8 per 100k2006: 7.9 per 100k2007: 8.1 per 100k2008: 8.2 per 100k2009: 8 per 100k2010: 8.1 per 100k2011: 8.1 per 100k2012: 8.1 per 100k2013: 8.1 per 100k2014: 8.2 per 100k2015: 8.2 per 100k2016: 8.4 per 100k2017: 8.6 per 100k2018: 8.7 per 100k2019: 8.3 per 100k2020: 8.2 per 100k2021: 8.8 per 100k
Change over the period: +1 (+13.02%) Average annual rate: 0.58 %

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo 8.8 per 100k
World 9.1 per 100k
Sub-Saharan Africa 7.3 per 100k
Middle Africa computed 8.2 per 100k
Low-income countries computed 6.4 per 100k
Suicide mortality rate — Democratic Republic of the Congo, by year Democratic Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2021 8.8 +0.6 +7.61%
2020 8.2 −0.2 −2.16%
2019 8.3 −0.4 −4.03%
2018 8.7 +0.1 +0.93%
2017 8.6 +0.2 +2.75%
2016 8.4 +0.2 +2.07%
2015 8.2 +0 +0.12%
2014 8.2 +0.1 +0.74%
2013 8.1 +0.1 +0.62%
2012 8.1 +0 +0%
2011 8.1 +0 +0%
2010 8.1 +0 +0.5%
2009 8 −0.2 −2.07%
2008 8.2 +0.1 +1.11%
2007 8.1 +0.2 +2.27%
2006 7.9 −0 −0.63%
2005 8 −0 −0.5%
2004 8 −0 −0.37%
2003 8.1 +0.2 +2.41%
2002 7.9 +0.1 +0.9%
2001 7.8 +0 +0.52%
2000 7.8 — —

Middle Africa, 2021

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

ST Sao Tome and Principe 0.9 TD Chad 5.2 CG Republic of the Congo 6.7 GQ Equatorial Guinea 7 GA Gabon 7.3 AO Angola 8.1 CM Cameroon 8.5 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 8.8 CF Central African Republic 9.2
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About the indicator

The age-standardized suicide mortality rate per 100,000 people, as estimated by WHO. Standardization makes it possible to compare countries with different age structures. Differences between countries are also strongly affected by the completeness of death cause registration: where such cases are recorded as “injuries of undetermined intent”, the indicator is understated.

Important: The subject is a sensitive one: the data are given solely as WHO medical statistics.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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