North Korea vs Low & middle income: Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population)
North Korea
8.11 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
Low & middle income
5.67 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
North Korea rank
20th
Low & middle income rank
22nd
Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) over time
- North Korea
- Low & middle income
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 8.11 per 100,000 female population against 5.67 per 100,000 female population in Low & middle income, a difference of 2.44 per 100,000 female population.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.4 times Low & middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Low & middle income ahead.
North Korea ranks 20th and Low & middle income ranks 22nd of 185 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.15 per 100,000 female population | 8.06 per 100,000 female population | 0.0941 per 100,000 female population | North Korea |
| 2010s | 8.86 per 100,000 female population | 6.19 per 100,000 female population | 2.67 per 100,000 female population | North Korea |
| 2020s | 8.05 per 100,000 female population | 5.54 per 100,000 female population | 2.51 per 100,000 female population | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher suicide mortality rate, female, North Korea or Low & middle income?
- North Korea, at 8.11 per 100,000 female population against 5.67 per 100,000 female population in Low & middle income as of 2021.
- What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, female between North Korea and Low & middle income?
- 2.44 per 100,000 female population, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Low & middle income?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do North Korea and Low & middle income rank globally for suicide mortality rate, female?
- North Korea ranks 20th and Low & middle income ranks 22nd 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).