How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?

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 Number of suicides. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Number of suicides

Kenya

2,430 deaths

in 2021

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

2,426 deaths

in 2021

Kenya rank

39th

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank

40th

Number of suicides over time

Kenya
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 2,430 deaths against 2,426 deaths in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 4 deaths.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

Kenya ranks 39th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 40th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1,759 deaths	2,048 deaths	288.96 deaths	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s	2,588 deaths	2,547 deaths	40.66 deaths	Kenya
2020s	2,667 deaths	2,416 deaths	251.12 deaths	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of suicides, Kenya or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?: Kenya, at 2,430 deaths against 2,426 deaths in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of suicides between Kenya and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?: 4 deaths, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Kenya and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for number of suicides?: Kenya ranks 39th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 40th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of suicides. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Number of suicides
Unit: deaths
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.