Ghana vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Suicide rate, by age

Ghana
0.3129 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
0.3092 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Ghana rank
99th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
100th

Suicide rate, by age over time

  • Ghana
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.3129 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.3092 deaths per 100,000 people in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0.0037 deaths per 100,000 people.

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

Ghana ranks 99th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 100th of 194 countries.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
2000s 0.3251 deaths per 100,000 people 0.4871 deaths per 100,000 people 0.1621 deaths per 100,000 people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 0.3609 deaths per 100,000 people 0.5134 deaths per 100,000 people 0.1525 deaths per 100,000 people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s 0.3215 deaths per 100,000 people 0.3257 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0042 deaths per 100,000 people Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide rate, by age, Ghana or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Ghana, at 0.3129 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.3092 deaths per 100,000 people in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide rate, by age between Ghana and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
0.0037 deaths per 100,000 people, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Ghana and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for suicide rate, by age?
Ghana ranks 99th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 100th 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, by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Suicide rate, by age
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
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Estimated number of deaths from self-harm among both sexes aged 0-14 year olds, per 100,000 people.