Suicide mortality rate — all countries

Suicide mortality rate — Namibia

Suicide mortality rate in Namibia in 2021 — 8.6 per 100k. Ranked 116 in the world out of 185. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 11.5%.

2021 8.6 per 100k +2.75% vs 2020
World rank 116of 185
Period maximum 10.6 per 100k2003
Period minimum 8 per 100k2016

Trend over time

2000–2021 · per 100,000 people

Suicide mortality rate — Namibia, 2000–2021891011200020032006200920122015201820212000: 9.7 per 100k2001: 9.8 per 100k2002: 10.4 per 100k2003: 10.6 per 100k2004: 10.5 per 100k2005: 10.3 per 100k2006: 10 per 100k2007: 9.5 per 100k2008: 9.2 per 100k2009: 8.6 per 100k2010: 8.5 per 100k2011: 9 per 100k2012: 8.8 per 100k2013: 8.9 per 100k2014: 9.6 per 100k2015: 9.5 per 100k2016: 8 per 100k2017: 8.9 per 100k2018: 8.3 per 100k2019: 8.3 per 100k2020: 8.4 per 100k2021: 8.6 per 100k
Change over the period: −1.1 (−11.53%) Average annual rate: -0.58 %

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Namibia

Namibia 8.6 per 100k
World 9.1 per 100k
Sub-Saharan Africa 7.3 per 100k
Southern Africa computed 21.6 per 100k
Upper-middle-income countries computed 7.8 per 100k
Suicide mortality rate — Namibia, by year Namibia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2021 8.6 +0.2 +2.75%
2020 8.4 +0.1 +0.72%
2019 8.3 +0 +0.24%
2018 8.3 −0.6 −6.65%
2017 8.9 +0.9 +10.6%
2016 8 −1.5 −15.76%
2015 9.5 −0.1 −1.04%
2014 9.6 +0.7 +7.97%
2013 8.9 +0.1 +1.48%
2012 8.8 −0.2 −2.44%
2011 9 +0.5 +5.88%
2010 8.5 −0.1 −1.28%
2009 8.6 −0.6 −6.51%
2008 9.2 −0.3 −2.64%
2007 9.5 −0.5 −4.92%
2006 10 −0.4 −3.77%
2005 10.3 −0.1 −1.05%
2004 10.5 −0.1 −1.14%
2003 10.6 +0.2 +2.03%
2002 10.4 +0.6 +6.04%
2001 9.8 +0.1 +0.62%
2000 9.7

Southern Africa, 2021

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

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.