East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Sweden: Suicide mortality rate, female

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
5.75 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
Sweden
8.7 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
19th
Sweden rank
18th

Suicide mortality rate, female over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 8.7 per 100,000 female population against 5.75 per 100,000 female population in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 2.95 per 100,000 female population.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.5 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 18th of 47 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 9.73 per 100,000 female population 9.43 per 100,000 female population 0.2973 per 100,000 female population East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 5.93 per 100,000 female population 9.46 per 100,000 female population 3.53 per 100,000 female population Sweden
2020s 5.6 per 100,000 female population 8.57 per 100,000 female population 2.97 per 100,000 female population Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, female, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Sweden?
Sweden, at 8.7 per 100,000 female population against 5.75 per 100,000 female population in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, female between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Sweden?
2.95 per 100,000 female population, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Sweden?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Sweden rank globally for suicide mortality rate, female?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 18th 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).