China vs Papua New Guinea: Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate

China
1.61
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
1.65
in 2021
China rank
186th
Papua New Guinea rank
185th

Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate over time

  • China
  • Papua New Guinea
00.511.52200020102021

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.65 against 1.61 in China, a difference of 0.04.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

China ranks 186th and Papua New Guinea ranks 185th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 1.3 1.63 0.3319 Papua New Guinea
2010s 1.54 1.57 0.031 Papua New Guinea
2020s 1.66 1.61 0.0474 China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher male-to-female ratio of suicide rate, China or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 1.65 against 1.61 in China as of 2021.
What is the difference in male-to-female ratio of suicide rate between China and Papua New Guinea?
0.04, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Papua New Guinea?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do China and Papua New Guinea rank globally for male-to-female ratio of suicide rate?
China ranks 186th and Papua New Guinea ranks 185th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate
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, 4,242 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Age-standardized suicide rate of males divided by the age-standardized suicide rate of females.