Which has higher number of suicides, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Libya?

Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 341.94 deaths against 335.67 deaths in Libya as of 2021.

What is the difference in number of suicides between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Libya?

6.27 deaths, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Libya?

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.

Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Libya: Number of suicides

Lao People's Democratic Republic

341.94 deaths

in 2021

Libya

335.67 deaths

in 2021

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

117th

Libya rank

118th

Number of suicides over time

Lao People's Democratic Republic
Libya

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 341.94 deaths against 335.67 deaths in Libya, a difference of 6.27 deaths.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 117th and Libya ranks 118th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 1 and Libya in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Libya	Difference	Ahead
2000s	307.2 deaths	261.34 deaths	45.86 deaths	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s	319.48 deaths	346.88 deaths	27.39 deaths	Libya
2020s	316.88 deaths	332.38 deaths	15.5 deaths	Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of suicides, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Libya?: Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 341.94 deaths against 335.67 deaths in Libya as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of suicides between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Libya?: 6.27 deaths, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Libya?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Libya rank globally for number of suicides?: Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 117th and Libya ranks 118th 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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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.