Denmark vs United States: Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population)
Denmark
6.3 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
United States
6.47 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
Denmark rank
38th
United States rank
36th
Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) over time
- Denmark
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 6.47 per 100,000 female population against 6.3 per 100,000 female population in Denmark, a difference of 0.17 per 100,000 female population.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 38th and United States ranks 36th of 185 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.84 per 100,000 female population | 5.13 per 100,000 female population | 3.71 per 100,000 female population | Denmark |
| 2010s | 6.84 per 100,000 female population | 6.46 per 100,000 female population | 0.377 per 100,000 female population | Denmark |
| 2020s | 6.57 per 100,000 female population | 6.34 per 100,000 female population | 0.23 per 100,000 female population | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher suicide mortality rate, female, Denmark or United States?
- United States, at 6.47 per 100,000 female population against 6.3 per 100,000 female population in Denmark as of 2021.
- What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, female between Denmark and United States?
- 0.17 per 100,000 female population, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United States?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Denmark and United States rank globally for suicide mortality rate, female?
- Denmark ranks 38th 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).