Suicide mortality rate in Guinea

Guinea: Suicide mortality rate was 4.82 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
4.82 per 100,000 population
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
127th
of 185 countries
All-time high
5.15 per 100,000 population
in 2010
All-time low
4.15 per 100,000 population
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Suicide mortality rate in Guinea, 2000–2021

02462000201020212000: 4.2 per 100,000 population2001: 4.2 per 100,000 population2002: 4.4 per 100,000 population2003: 4.5 per 100,000 population2004: 4.5 per 100,000 population2005: 4.5 per 100,000 population2006: 4.7 per 100,000 population2007: 4.8 per 100,000 population2008: 4.8 per 100,000 population2009: 4.9 per 100,000 population2010: 5.2 per 100,000 population2011: 5.1 per 100,000 population2012: 5.1 per 100,000 population2013: 5.1 per 100,000 population2014: 5.1 per 100,000 population2015: 5 per 100,000 population2016: 5 per 100,000 population2017: 5 per 100,000 population2018: 5 per 100,000 population2019: 5 per 100,000 population2020: 5 per 100,000 population2021: 4.8 per 100,000 population

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

Guinea recorded 4.82 per 100,000 population for suicide mortality rate in 2021.

The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Guinea peaked at 5.15 per 100,000 population in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.15 per 100,000 population, in 2000.

Guinea ranks 127th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.55 per 100,000 population 4.15 per 100,000 population 4.87 per 100,000 population 10
2010s 5.06 per 100,000 population 4.96 per 100,000 population 5.15 per 100,000 population 10
2020s 4.93 per 100,000 population 4.82 per 100,000 population 5.03 per 100,000 population 2

Countries ranked near Guinea

  1. 124 Colombia 4.96 per 100,000 population compare
  2. 125 Guatemala 4.94 per 100,000 population compare
  3. 126 Bhutan 4.9 per 100,000 population compare
  4. 128 Gambia 4.81 per 100,000 population compare
  5. 129 Tonga 4.73 per 100,000 population compare
  6. 130 Qatar 4.7 per 100,000 population compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is suicide mortality rate in Guinea?
Suicide mortality rate in Guinea was 4.82 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 Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 5.15 per 100,000 population in 2010.
What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 4.15 per 100,000 population in 2000.
How does Guinea rank for suicide mortality rate?
Guinea ranks 127th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guinea 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

Indicator
Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population)
Unit
per 100,000 population
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,104 data points, 2000–2021
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Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).