High income vs Korea: Suicide mortality rate, female

High income
7.02 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
Korea
16.94 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
High income rank
4th
Korea rank
1st

Suicide mortality rate, female over time

  • High income
  • Korea
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 16.94 per 100,000 female population against 7.02 per 100,000 female population in High income, a difference of 9.92 per 100,000 female population.

That makes Korea's figure about 2.4 times High income's.

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

High income ranks 4th and Korea ranks 1st of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 7.99 per 100,000 female population 16.23 per 100,000 female population 8.24 per 100,000 female population Korea
2010s 7.43 per 100,000 female population 18.05 per 100,000 female population 10.62 per 100,000 female population Korea
2020s 6.92 per 100,000 female population 16.86 per 100,000 female population 9.94 per 100,000 female population Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, female, High income or Korea?
Korea, at 16.94 per 100,000 female population against 7.02 per 100,000 female population in High income as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, female between High income and Korea?
9.92 per 100,000 female population, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Korea?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do High income and Korea rank globally for suicide mortality rate, female?
High income ranks 4th and Korea ranks 1st 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).