Belgium vs Euro area: Suicide mortality rate, female

Belgium
10.69 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
Euro area
6.5 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
Belgium rank
7th
Euro area rank
8th

Suicide mortality rate, female over time

  • Belgium
  • Euro area
051015200020102021

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 10.69 per 100,000 female population against 6.5 per 100,000 female population in Euro area, a difference of 4.19 per 100,000 female population.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.6 times Euro area's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 7th and Euro area ranks 8th of 185 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Euro area Difference Ahead
2000s 11.73 per 100,000 female population 6.83 per 100,000 female population 4.9 per 100,000 female population Belgium
2010s 11.69 per 100,000 female population 6.24 per 100,000 female population 5.45 per 100,000 female population Belgium
2020s 10.45 per 100,000 female population 6.44 per 100,000 female population 4.01 per 100,000 female population Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, female, Belgium or Euro area?
Belgium, at 10.69 per 100,000 female population against 6.5 per 100,000 female population in Euro area as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, female between Belgium and Euro area?
4.19 per 100,000 female population, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Euro area?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Belgium and Euro area rank globally for suicide mortality rate, female?
Belgium ranks 7th and Euro area ranks 8th 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

Indicator
Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population)
Unit
per 100,000 female population
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,104 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).