Canada vs Fiji: Suicide rate, by sex
Canada
8.02 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Fiji
8.5 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Canada rank
100th
Fiji rank
97th
Suicide rate, by sex over time
- Canada
- Fiji
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 8.5 deaths per 100,000 people against 8.02 deaths per 100,000 people in Canada, a difference of 0.48 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Fiji's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 100th and Fiji ranks 97th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Fiji in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Fiji | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.792 deaths per 100,000 people | Canada |
| 2010s | 10.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8376 deaths per 100,000 people | Canada |
| 2020s | 9.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0035 deaths per 100,000 people | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher suicide rate, by sex, Canada or Fiji?
- Fiji, at 8.5 deaths per 100,000 people against 8.02 deaths per 100,000 people in Canada as of 2021.
- What is the difference in suicide rate, by sex between Canada and Fiji?
- 0.48 deaths per 100,000 people, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Fiji?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Canada and Fiji rank globally for suicide rate, by sex?
- Canada ranks 100th and Fiji ranks 97th 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 sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of age-standardized deaths from self-harm in both sexes, per 100,000 people.