Suicide mortality rate in Niger
Niger: Suicide mortality rate was 4.48 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Suicide mortality rate in Niger, 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
The most recent figure for suicide mortality rate in Niger is 4.48 per 100,000 population, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Niger peaked at 4.54 per 100,000 population in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.87 per 100,000 population, in 2000.
Niger ranks 136th 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.98 per 100,000 population | 3.87 per 100,000 population | 4.1 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.44 per 100,000 population | 4.13 per 100,000 population | 4.54 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.41 per 100,000 population | 4.33 per 100,000 population | 4.48 per 100,000 population | 2 |
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More health data for Niger
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 423,756 (2025)
- Population, male 50.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 425,555 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 439,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 417,693 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 7.01 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 12.91 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 431,792 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 409,736 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 393,646 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Niger?
- Suicide mortality rate in Niger was 4.48 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 4.54 per 100,000 population in 2019.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.87 per 100,000 population in 2000.
- How does Niger rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Niger ranks 136th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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).