Papua New Guinea vs Viet Nam: Suicide rate, by age

Papua New Guinea
0.1176 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Viet Nam
0.119 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Papua New Guinea rank
148th
Viet Nam rank
147th

Suicide rate, by age over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Viet Nam
00.050.10.15200020102021

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 0.119 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.1176 deaths per 100,000 people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0014 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 148th and Viet Nam ranks 147th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Viet Nam Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1266 deaths per 100,000 people 0.1251 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0015 deaths per 100,000 people Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.1382 deaths per 100,000 people 0.1169 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0213 deaths per 100,000 people Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.1033 deaths per 100,000 people 0.119 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0157 deaths per 100,000 people Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide rate, by age, Papua New Guinea or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 0.119 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.1176 deaths per 100,000 people in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide rate, by age between Papua New Guinea and Viet Nam?
0.0014 deaths per 100,000 people, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Viet Nam?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Papua New Guinea and Viet Nam rank globally for suicide rate, by age?
Papua New Guinea ranks 148th and Viet Nam ranks 147th 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
Last refreshed

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