South Africa has the fourth-highest suicide rate in Africa, highlighting the growing burden of mental health challenges in the country, according to the latest statistics from the World Health Organisations WHO Global Health Observatory.
South Africa was among 21 countries in the WHO African region that submitted data on the prevalence of mental health conditions with a particular focus on suicide rates.
The data showed South Africa had a suicide rate of 21.1 deaths per 100,000 people.
