What is the difference in number of suicides between Papua New Guinea and United Arab Emirates?

13.58 deaths, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and United Arab Emirates?

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.

Papua New Guinea vs United Arab Emirates: Number of suicides

Papua New Guinea

180.64 deaths

in 2021

United Arab Emirates

167.06 deaths

in 2021

Papua New Guinea rank

134th

United Arab Emirates rank

136th

Number of suicides over time

Papua New Guinea
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 180.64 deaths against 167.06 deaths in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 13.58 deaths.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.

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

Papua New Guinea ranks 134th and United Arab Emirates ranks 136th of 194 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Papua New Guinea	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
2000s	106.29 deaths	106.83 deaths	0.54 deaths	United Arab Emirates
2010s	161.12 deaths	209.62 deaths	48.5 deaths	United Arab Emirates
2020s	172.71 deaths	195.87 deaths	23.15 deaths	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of suicides, Papua New Guinea or United Arab Emirates?: Papua New Guinea, at 180.64 deaths against 167.06 deaths in United Arab Emirates as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of suicides between Papua New Guinea and United Arab Emirates?: 13.58 deaths, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and United Arab Emirates?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Papua New Guinea and United Arab Emirates rank globally for number of suicides?: Papua New Guinea ranks 134th and United Arab Emirates ranks 136th 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.