Iceland vs North America: Suicide mortality rate, female
Iceland
9.3 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
North America
6.29 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
Iceland rank
14th
North America rank
11th
Suicide mortality rate, female over time
- Iceland
- North America
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 9.3 per 100,000 female population against 6.29 per 100,000 female population in North America, a difference of 3.01 per 100,000 female population.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.5 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 14th and North America ranks 11th of 185 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and North America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.55 per 100,000 female population | 5.24 per 100,000 female population | 2.31 per 100,000 female population | Iceland |
| 2010s | 5.86 per 100,000 female population | 6.48 per 100,000 female population | 0.6188 per 100,000 female population | North America |
| 2020s | 8.23 per 100,000 female population | 6.25 per 100,000 female population | 1.97 per 100,000 female population | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher suicide mortality rate, female, Iceland or North America?
- Iceland, at 9.3 per 100,000 female population against 6.29 per 100,000 female population in North America as of 2021.
- What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, female between Iceland and North America?
- 3.01 per 100,000 female population, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and North America?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Iceland and North America rank globally for suicide mortality rate, female?
- Iceland ranks 14th and North America ranks 11th 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).