Japan vs Samoa: Age-standardized suicide rates
Japan
14.74
in 2021
Samoa
14.26
in 2021
Japan rank
27th
Samoa rank
30th
Age-standardized suicide rates over time
- Japan
- Samoa
How they compare
Japan currently reports 14.74 against 14.26 in Samoa, a difference of 0.48.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 27th and Samoa ranks 30th of 184 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.86 | 12.96 | 5.9 | Japan |
| 2010s | 15.86 | 14.39 | 1.47 | Japan |
| 2020s | 14.56 | 14.19 | 0.3734 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age-standardized suicide rates, Japan or Samoa?
- Japan, at 14.74 against 14.26 in Samoa as of 2021.
- What is the difference in age-standardized suicide rates between Japan and Samoa?
- 0.48, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Samoa?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Japan and Samoa rank globally for age-standardized suicide rates?
- Japan ranks 27th and Samoa ranks 30th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Age-standardized suicide rates (per 100 000 population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.