Portugal vs Sri Lanka: Suicide mortality rate, female

Portugal
5.93 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
Sri Lanka
5.85 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
Portugal rank
44th
Sri Lanka rank
45th

Suicide mortality rate, female over time

  • Portugal
  • Sri Lanka
2.557.51012.515200020102021

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 5.93 per 100,000 female population against 5.85 per 100,000 female population in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.08 per 100,000 female population.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Portugal ranks 44th and Sri Lanka ranks 45th of 185 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 5.2 per 100,000 female population 10.35 per 100,000 female population 5.15 per 100,000 female population Sri Lanka
2010s 6.21 per 100,000 female population 6.69 per 100,000 female population 0.477 per 100,000 female population Sri Lanka
2020s 5.96 per 100,000 female population 5.49 per 100,000 female population 0.475 per 100,000 female population Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, female, Portugal or Sri Lanka?
Portugal, at 5.93 per 100,000 female population against 5.85 per 100,000 female population in Sri Lanka as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, female between Portugal and Sri Lanka?
0.08 per 100,000 female population, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sri Lanka?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Portugal and Sri Lanka rank globally for suicide mortality rate, female?
Portugal ranks 44th and Sri Lanka ranks 45th 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

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).