East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Switzerland: Suicide mortality rate, female

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
5.78 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
Switzerland
9.2 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
17th
Switzerland rank
15th

Suicide mortality rate, female over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Switzerland
051015200020102021

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 9.2 per 100,000 female population against 5.78 per 100,000 female population in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 3.42 per 100,000 female population.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.6 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

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

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 17th and Switzerland ranks 15th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Switzerland Difference Ahead
2000s 9.71 per 100,000 female population 12.68 per 100,000 female population 2.97 per 100,000 female population Switzerland
2010s 5.97 per 100,000 female population 9.26 per 100,000 female population 3.29 per 100,000 female population Switzerland
2020s 5.63 per 100,000 female population 9.26 per 100,000 female population 3.63 per 100,000 female population Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, female, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 9.2 per 100,000 female population against 5.78 per 100,000 female population in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, female between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Switzerland?
3.42 per 100,000 female population, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Switzerland?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Switzerland rank globally for suicide mortality rate, female?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 17th and Switzerland ranks 15th of 47 groups.
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).