Sweden vs World: Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population)
Sweden
8.7 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
World
5.91 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
Sweden rank
18th
World rank
16th
Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) over time
- Sweden
- World
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 8.7 per 100,000 female population against 5.91 per 100,000 female population in World, a difference of 2.79 per 100,000 female population.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.5 times World's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Sweden ranks 18th and World ranks 16th of 185 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.43 per 100,000 female population | 8.04 per 100,000 female population | 1.39 per 100,000 female population | Sweden |
| 2010s | 9.46 per 100,000 female population | 6.42 per 100,000 female population | 3.04 per 100,000 female population | Sweden |
| 2020s | 8.57 per 100,000 female population | 5.79 per 100,000 female population | 2.79 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, Sweden or World?
- Sweden, at 8.7 per 100,000 female population against 5.91 per 100,000 female population in World as of 2021.
- What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, female between Sweden and World?
- 2.79 per 100,000 female population, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and World?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Sweden and World rank globally for suicide mortality rate, female?
- Sweden ranks 18th and World ranks 16th 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).