Korea vs Lesotho: Suicide mortality rate, by sex
Korea
27.5
in 2021
Lesotho
28.7
in 2021
Korea rank
2nd
Lesotho rank
1st
Suicide mortality rate, by sex over time
- Korea
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 28.7 against 27.5 in Korea, a difference of 1.2.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 2nd and Lesotho ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.35 | 14.95 | 6.4 | Korea |
| 2010s | 30.5 | 27.57 | 2.93 | Korea |
| 2020s | 27.35 | 31.05 | 3.7 | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher suicide mortality rate, by sex, Korea or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 28.7 against 27.5 in Korea as of 2021.
- What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, by sex between Korea and Lesotho?
- 1.2, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Lesotho?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Korea and Lesotho rank globally for suicide mortality rate, by sex?
- Korea ranks 2nd and Lesotho ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Suicide mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 100,000 population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.