Samoa vs United States: Age-standardized suicide rates
Samoa
14.26
in 2021
United States
14.22
in 2021
Samoa rank
30th
United States rank
32nd
Age-standardized suicide rates over time
- Samoa
- United States
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 14.26 against 14.22 in United States, a difference of 0.04.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 30th and United States ranks 32nd of 184 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.96 | 10.72 | 2.24 | Samoa |
| 2010s | 14.39 | 12.73 | 1.65 | Samoa |
| 2020s | 14.19 | 13.88 | 0.3037 | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age-standardized suicide rates, Samoa or United States?
- Samoa, at 14.26 against 14.22 in United States as of 2021.
- What is the difference in age-standardized suicide rates between Samoa and United States?
- 0.04, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and United States?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Samoa and United States rank globally for age-standardized suicide rates?
- Samoa ranks 30th and United States ranks 32nd 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.