Australia vs Sweden: Suicide mortality rate, male
Australia
19.52 per 100,000 male population
in 2021
Sweden
18.92 per 100,000 male population
in 2021
Australia rank
39th
Sweden rank
41st
Suicide mortality rate, male over time
- Australia
- Sweden
How they compare
Australia currently reports 19.52 per 100,000 male population against 18.92 per 100,000 male population in Sweden, a difference of 0.6 per 100,000 male population.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sweden ahead.
Australia ranks 39th and Sweden ranks 41st of 185 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.22 per 100,000 male population | 21.06 per 100,000 male population | 2.84 per 100,000 male population | Sweden |
| 2010s | 19.16 per 100,000 male population | 19.94 per 100,000 male population | 0.776 per 100,000 male population | Sweden |
| 2020s | 19.57 per 100,000 male population | 18.57 per 100,000 male population | 1.01 per 100,000 male population | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher suicide mortality rate, male, Australia or Sweden?
- Australia, at 19.52 per 100,000 male population against 18.92 per 100,000 male population in Sweden as of 2021.
- What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, male between Australia and Sweden?
- 0.6 per 100,000 male population, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sweden?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Australia and Sweden rank globally for suicide mortality rate, male?
- Australia ranks 39th and Sweden ranks 41st 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, male (per 100,000 male 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).