Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Sweden: Suicide mortality rate, female

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
8.11 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
Sweden
8.7 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
20th
Sweden rank
18th

Suicide mortality rate, female over time

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  • Sweden
02.557.510200020102021

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 8.7 per 100,000 female population against 8.11 per 100,000 female population in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0.59 per 100,000 female population.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sweden ahead.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 20th and Sweden ranks 18th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 8.15 per 100,000 female population 9.43 per 100,000 female population 1.28 per 100,000 female population Sweden
2010s 8.86 per 100,000 female population 9.46 per 100,000 female population 0.603 per 100,000 female population Sweden
2020s 8.05 per 100,000 female population 8.57 per 100,000 female population 0.525 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, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Sweden?
Sweden, at 8.7 per 100,000 female population against 8.11 per 100,000 female population in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, female between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Sweden?
0.59 per 100,000 female population, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Sweden?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Sweden rank globally for suicide mortality rate, female?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 20th and Sweden ranks 18th 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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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).