What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, male between Denmark and Iceland?

0.26 per 100,000 male population, with Denmark ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Iceland?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

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.

Denmark vs Iceland: Suicide mortality rate, male

Denmark

14.65 per 100,000 male population

in 2021

Iceland

14.39 per 100,000 male population

in 2021

Denmark rank

57th

Iceland rank

60th

Suicide mortality rate, male over time

Denmark
Iceland

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 14.65 per 100,000 male population against 14.39 per 100,000 male population in Iceland, a difference of 0.26 per 100,000 male population.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 57th and Iceland ranks 60th of 185 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Iceland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
2000s	19.72 per 100,000 male population	19.07 per 100,000 male population	0.646 per 100,000 male population	Denmark
2010s	16.55 per 100,000 male population	19.11 per 100,000 male population	2.56 per 100,000 male population	Iceland
2020s	14.82 per 100,000 male population	16.41 per 100,000 male population	1.59 per 100,000 male population	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, male, Denmark or Iceland?: Denmark, at 14.65 per 100,000 male population against 14.39 per 100,000 male population in Iceland as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, male between Denmark and Iceland?: 0.26 per 100,000 male population, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Iceland?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Denmark and Iceland rank globally for suicide mortality rate, male?: Denmark ranks 57th and Iceland ranks 60th 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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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: 03 September 2026

Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).