Kenya Suicide Rate 2000-2024
Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).
- Kenya suicide rate for 2019 was 6.10, a 1.67% increase from 2018.
- Kenya suicide rate for 2018 was 6.00, a 7.14% increase from 2017.
- Kenya suicide rate for 2017 was 5.60, a 3.7% increase from 2016.
- Kenya suicide rate for 2016 was 5.40, a 1.82% decline from 2015.
| Similar Country Ranking | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | Total |
| Lesotho | 72.40 |
| Eswatini | 29.40 |
| Kiribati | 28.30 |
| Micronesia | 28.20 |
| Ukraine | 21.60 |
| Vanuatu | 18.00 |
| Mongolia | 17.90 |
| Solomon Islands | 14.70 |
| Moldova | 14.70 |
| Sri Lanka | 14.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 12.90 |
| India | 12.70 |
| Djibouti | 9.60 |
| Georgia | 9.20 |
| Cameroon | 9.00 |
| Pakistan | 8.90 |
| Uzbekistan | 8.00 |
| Vietnam | 7.50 |
| Kyrgyz Republic | 7.40 |
| Zambia | 7.30 |
| Morocco | 7.20 |
| Ghana | 6.60 |
| Republic of Congo | 6.50 |
| Bolivia | 6.20 |
| El Salvador | 6.10 |
| Angola | 6.10 |
| Kenya | 6.10 |
| Lao PDR | 5.40 |
| Cambodia | 4.90 |
| Bhutan | 4.60 |
| Nicaragua | 4.40 |
| Sudan | 3.80 |
| Bangladesh | 3.70 |
| Timor-Leste | 3.70 |
| Nigeria | 3.50 |
| Tunisia | 3.30 |
| Mauritania | 3.10 |
| Egypt | 3.00 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3.00 |
| Myanmar | 2.90 |
| Indonesia | 2.40 |
| Philippines | 2.20 |
| Honduras | 2.10 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 1.50 |
| Kenya Suicide Rate - Historical Data | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Total | Male | Female |
| 2019 | 6.10 | 9.10 | 3.20% |
| 2018 | 6.00 | 9.00 | 3.10% |
| 2017 | 5.60 | 8.40 | 2.80% |
| 2016 | 5.40 | 8.10 | 2.80% |
| 2015 | 5.50 | 8.00 | 2.90% |
| 2014 | 5.70 | 8.30 | 3.10% |
| 2013 | 5.90 | 8.70 | 3.20% |
| 2012 | 5.90 | 8.80 | 3.00% |
| 2011 | 5.90 | 8.70 | 3.10% |
| 2010 | 6.00 | 8.60 | 3.40% |
| 2009 | 6.00 | 8.70 | 3.30% |
| 2008 | 6.20 | 9.10 | 3.40% |
| 2007 | 6.30 | 9.30 | 3.40% |
| 2006 | 6.00 | 9.10 | 3.00% |
| 2005 | 6.00 | 9.20 | 3.00% |
| 2004 | 5.70 | 8.60 | 2.70% |
| 2003 | 6.10 | 9.00 | 3.20% |
| 2002 | 6.40 | 9.40 | 3.60% |
| 2001 | 6.90 | 10.00 | 3.90% |
| 2000 | 7.60 | 10.80 | 4.40% |