Russian Federation vs Sweden: Suicide mortality rate, female

Russian Federation
8.09 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
Sweden
8.7 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
Russian Federation rank
21st
Sweden rank
18th

Suicide mortality rate, female over time

  • Russian Federation
  • Sweden
051015200020102021

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 8.7 per 100,000 female population against 8.09 per 100,000 female population in Russian Federation, a difference of 0.61 per 100,000 female population.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Russian Federation's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Russian Federation ahead.

Russian Federation ranks 21st and Sweden ranks 18th of 185 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Russian Federation averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Russian Federation Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 14.29 per 100,000 female population 9.43 per 100,000 female population 4.86 per 100,000 female population Russian Federation
2010s 10.7 per 100,000 female population 9.46 per 100,000 female population 1.23 per 100,000 female population Russian Federation
2020s 7.75 per 100,000 female population 8.57 per 100,000 female population 0.83 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, Russian Federation or Sweden?
Sweden, at 8.7 per 100,000 female population against 8.09 per 100,000 female population in Russian Federation as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, female between Russian Federation and Sweden?
0.61 per 100,000 female population, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Sweden?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Russian Federation and Sweden rank globally for suicide mortality rate, female?
Russian Federation ranks 21st 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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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).