Australia vs United States: Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population)
Australia
6.73 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
United States
6.47 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
Australia rank
34th
United States rank
36th
Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) over time
- Australia
- United States
How they compare
Australia currently reports 6.73 per 100,000 female population against 6.47 per 100,000 female population in United States, a difference of 0.26 per 100,000 female population.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 34th and United States ranks 36th of 185 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.46 per 100,000 female population | 5.13 per 100,000 female population | 0.333 per 100,000 female population | Australia |
| 2010s | 6.58 per 100,000 female population | 6.46 per 100,000 female population | 0.114 per 100,000 female population | Australia |
| 2020s | 6.63 per 100,000 female population | 6.34 per 100,000 female population | 0.285 per 100,000 female population | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher suicide mortality rate, female, Australia or United States?
- Australia, at 6.73 per 100,000 female population against 6.47 per 100,000 female population in United States as of 2021.
- What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, female between Australia and United States?
- 0.26 per 100,000 female population, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Australia and United States rank globally for suicide mortality rate, female?
- Australia ranks 34th and United States ranks 36th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).