What is the difference in suicide rate between Estonia and Sri Lanka?

0.33 deaths per 100,000 people, with Estonia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Sri Lanka?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Suicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Estonia vs Sri Lanka: Suicide rate

Estonia

14.91 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Sri Lanka

14.58 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Estonia rank

30th

Sri Lanka rank

33rd

Suicide rate over time

Estonia
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 14.91 deaths per 100,000 people against 14.58 deaths per 100,000 people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.33 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Estonia ranks 30th and Sri Lanka ranks 33rd of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
2000s	24.65 deaths per 100,000 people	27.09 deaths per 100,000 people	2.44 deaths per 100,000 people	Sri Lanka
2010s	17.28 deaths per 100,000 people	15.94 deaths per 100,000 people	1.34 deaths per 100,000 people	Estonia
2020s	16.22 deaths per 100,000 people	13.44 deaths per 100,000 people	2.78 deaths per 100,000 people	Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide rate, Estonia or Sri Lanka?: Estonia, at 14.91 deaths per 100,000 people against 14.58 deaths per 100,000 people in Sri Lanka as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide rate between Estonia and Sri Lanka?: 0.33 deaths per 100,000 people, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Sri Lanka?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Estonia and Sri Lanka rank globally for suicide rate?: Estonia ranks 30th and Sri Lanka ranks 33rd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Suicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Suicide rate
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from self-harm in both sexes, per 100,000 people.