Suicide rate in Somalia, Fed. Rep.

The age-standardised suicide rate in Somalia, Fed. Rep. was 27.8 per 100,000 people in 2023.

Suicide mortality rate (age-standardised) Deaths per 100,000 people Data: 2000 to 2023 Source: WHO

Somalia, Fed. Rep., 2023 27.8 Deaths per 100,000 people

Change from 2022 −0.1per 100,000 people 2022: 27.9 per 100,000 people

Position in 2023 4th of 185 See the full ranking

Suicide rate in Somalia, Fed. Rep. over time

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Deaths per 100,000 people. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Suicide mortality rate (age-standardised) (deaths per 100,000 people), 2000 to 2023
Period	Somalia, Fed. Rep.
2023	27.8 per 100,000 people
2022	27.9 per 100,000 people
2021	25.4 per 100,000 people
2020	28.5 per 100,000 people
2019	29.1 per 100,000 people
2018	29.3 per 100,000 people
2017	29.5 per 100,000 people
2016	29.6 per 100,000 people
2015	29.8 per 100,000 people
2014	29.8 per 100,000 people
2013	30.0 per 100,000 people
2012	27.1 per 100,000 people
2011	24.4 per 100,000 people
2010	26.8 per 100,000 people
2009	29.8 per 100,000 people
2008	29.8 per 100,000 people
2007	29.8 per 100,000 people
2006	29.8 per 100,000 people
2005	29.6 per 100,000 people
2004	29.7 per 100,000 people
2003	29.9 per 100,000 people
2002	30.3 per 100,000 people
2001	30.3 per 100,000 people
2000	30.5 per 100,000 people

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In short

That is a change of −0.1 from 27.9 per 100,000 people in 2022.
Since 2013, when it was 30.0 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −2.2.
Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, Somalia, Fed. Rep. has the 4th highest value.

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Life expectancy estimates and projections 58.8 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 13.5 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 48.6 years 2023 · WHO UHC service coverage 30 2023 · WHO Alcohol consumption 0.00 litres 2024 · WHO Adult obesity 14.9% 2024 · WHO

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Original producer: WHO
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code: MH_12 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period: 2000 to 2023 for Somalia, Fed. Rep.
Provider update: 15 October 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution: Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory

How Somalia, Fed. Rep. compares in 2023 Neighbouring positions among 185 countries with a value for 2023.

1 Guyana 54.8 per 100,000 people
2 Lesotho 35.0 per 100,000 people
3 Suriname 35.0 per 100,000 people
4 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 27.8 per 100,000 people
5 Gabon 26.3 per 100,000 people
6 Eritrea 25.8 per 100,000 people
7 Central African Republic 24.0 per 100,000 people

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Somalia, Fed. Rep. by sex

Total 27.8 per 100,000 people2023
Women 13.3 per 100,000 people2023
Men 44.6 per 100,000 people2023

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What this measures

Deaths by suicide per 100,000 people in a year, age-standardised to the WHO standard population (SDG indicator 3.4.2). WHO estimate.

Suicide is under-reported in some countries because of stigma or how deaths are registered.

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