Korea vs South Asia: Suicide mortality rate, female
Korea
16.94 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
South Asia
10.08 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
Korea rank
1st
South Asia rank
1st
Suicide mortality rate, female over time
- Korea
- South Asia
How they compare
Korea currently reports 16.94 per 100,000 female population against 10.08 per 100,000 female population in South Asia, a difference of 6.86 per 100,000 female population.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.7 times South Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Asia ahead.
Korea ranks 1st and South Asia ranks 1st of 185 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.23 per 100,000 female population | 13.21 per 100,000 female population | 3.02 per 100,000 female population | Korea |
| 2010s | 18.05 per 100,000 female population | 11.68 per 100,000 female population | 6.37 per 100,000 female population | Korea |
| 2020s | 16.86 per 100,000 female population | 9.88 per 100,000 female population | 6.97 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, Korea or South Asia?
- Korea, at 16.94 per 100,000 female population against 10.08 per 100,000 female population in South Asia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, female between Korea and South Asia?
- 6.86 per 100,000 female population, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and South Asia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Korea and South Asia rank globally for suicide mortality rate, female?
- Korea ranks 1st and South Asia ranks 1st 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).