Suicide mortality rate, female in Congo
Congo: Suicide mortality rate, female was 3.32 per 100,000 female population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate, female in Congo, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 female population.
Analysis
In 2021, suicide mortality rate, female in Congo stood at 3.32 per 100,000 female population.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, female in Congo peaked at 6.8 per 100,000 female population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.27 per 100,000 female population, in 2018.
Congo ranks 98th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.31 per 100,000 female population | 4.74 per 100,000 female population | 6.8 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9 per 100,000 female population | 3.27 per 100,000 female population | 4.68 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3 per 100,000 female population | 3.28 per 100,000 female population | 3.32 per 100,000 female population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 96 Bhutan 3.42 per 100,000 female population compare
- 97 Argentina 3.37 per 100,000 female population compare
- 99 Romania 3.29 per 100,000 female population compare
- 100 Pakistan 3.16 per 100,000 female population compare
- 101 El Salvador 3.15 per 100,000 female population compare
- 101 Kyrgyzstan 3.15 per 100,000 female population compare
More health data for Congo
- Population ages 65 and above, male 90,507 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 70,705 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 69,900 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 74,470 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 73,546 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 77,510 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 78,575 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 198,513 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 3.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, female in Congo?
- Suicide mortality rate, female in Congo was 3.32 per 100,000 female population in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest suicide mortality rate, female recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8 per 100,000 female population in 2000.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, female recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.27 per 100,000 female population in 2018.
- How does Congo rank for suicide mortality rate, female?
- Congo ranks 98th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, female rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).