Suicide mortality rate in Eswatini
Eswatini: Suicide mortality rate was 27.23 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Suicide mortality rate in Eswatini, 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 population.
Analysis
In 2021, suicide mortality rate in Eswatini stood at 27.23 per 100,000 population.
That represents a change of up 14.3% on the previous year and up 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Eswatini peaked at 29.85 per 100,000 population in 2018 and was at its lowest, 12.53 per 100,000 population, in 2000.
That places Eswatini 3rd out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.78 per 100,000 population | 12.53 per 100,000 population | 19.48 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.89 per 100,000 population | 19.31 per 100,000 population | 29.85 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.53 per 100,000 population | 23.83 per 100,000 population | 27.23 per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 1 Lesotho 28.66 per 100,000 population compare
- 2 South Korea 27.53 per 100,000 population compare
- 4 Guyana 24.78 per 100,000 population compare
- 5 Uruguay 24.75 per 100,000 population compare
- 6 South Africa 22.3 per 100,000 population compare
More health data for Eswatini
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 13,814 (2025)
- Population, male 49.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 400,169 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 414,486 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 13,835 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 14,062 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 13,811 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 13,989 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 13,666 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 13,604 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Eswatini?
- Suicide mortality rate in Eswatini was 27.23 per 100,000 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 recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 29.85 per 100,000 population in 2018.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.53 per 100,000 population in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Eswatini ranks 3rd out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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 (per 100,000 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).