Belgium vs Latvia: Suicide mortality rate, male

Belgium
26.25 per 100,000 male population
in 2021
Latvia
27.5 per 100,000 male population
in 2021
Belgium rank
19th
Latvia rank
18th

Suicide mortality rate, male over time

  • Belgium
  • Latvia
0204060200020102021

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 27.5 per 100,000 male population against 26.25 per 100,000 male population in Belgium, a difference of 1.25 per 100,000 male population.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 19th and Latvia ranks 18th of 185 countries.

Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Latvia Difference Ahead
2000s 30.17 per 100,000 male population 48.74 per 100,000 male population 18.58 per 100,000 male population Latvia
2010s 27.48 per 100,000 male population 37.51 per 100,000 male population 10.03 per 100,000 male population Latvia
2020s 25.01 per 100,000 male population 29.63 per 100,000 male population 4.63 per 100,000 male population Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, male, Belgium or Latvia?
Latvia, at 27.5 per 100,000 male population against 26.25 per 100,000 male population in Belgium as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, male between Belgium and Latvia?
1.25 per 100,000 male population, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Latvia?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Belgium and Latvia rank globally for suicide mortality rate, male?
Belgium ranks 19th and Latvia 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, 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

Indicator
Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population)
Unit
per 100,000 male 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).