South Africa - Total Suicide Rates
Since 2014, South Africa Total Suicide Rates was down by 1.7% year on year. In 2019, the country was number 39 among other countries in Total Suicide Rates with 1.1 Units (Suicides) Per Hundred Thousand Persons. South Korea ranked the highest with 22.9 Units (Suicides) Per Hundred Thousand Persons in 2019, that is a fall of 1.3% versus 2018. Lithuania, Slovenia and Latvia respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Colombia recorded the best 5 years average growth at +3.1% per year, while Luxembourg witnessed the worst performance at -9.4% per year.
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Date | Units (Suicides) Per Hundred Thousand Persons |
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2019 | 1.10 |
2018 | 1.10 |
2017 | 1.10 |
2016 | 1.10 |
2015 | 1.00 |
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How does South Africa rank in Total Suicide Rates?
# | 39 Countries | Units (Suicides) Per Hundred Thousand Persons | Last | YoY | 5‑years CAGR | ||
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1 |
#1
South Korea
|
23 | 2019 | -1.3 % | -3.0 % | View data | |
2 |
#2
Lithuania
|
22 | 2019 | -1.8 % | -6.1 % | View data | |
38 |
#38
Turkey
|
3 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +2.5 % | View data | |
39 |
#39
South Africa
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1 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -1.7 % | View data |