Europe & Central Asia vs Korea: Suicide mortality rate, male
Europe & Central Asia
19.72 per 100,000 male population
in 2021
Korea
38.16 per 100,000 male population
in 2021
Europe & Central Asia rank
8th
Korea rank
5th
Suicide mortality rate, male over time
- Europe & Central Asia
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 38.16 per 100,000 male population against 19.72 per 100,000 male population in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 18.44 per 100,000 male population.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.9 times Europe & Central Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Europe & Central Asia ahead.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 8th and Korea ranks 5th of 47 groups.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.59 per 100,000 male population | 32.64 per 100,000 male population | 1.05 per 100,000 male population | Korea |
| 2010s | 24.22 per 100,000 male population | 41.73 per 100,000 male population | 17.51 per 100,000 male population | Korea |
| 2020s | 19.83 per 100,000 male population | 37.86 per 100,000 male population | 18.03 per 100,000 male population | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher suicide mortality rate, male, Europe & Central Asia or Korea?
- Korea, at 38.16 per 100,000 male population against 19.72 per 100,000 male population in Europe & Central Asia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, male between Europe & Central Asia and Korea?
- 18.44 per 100,000 male population, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Korea?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Europe & Central Asia and Korea rank globally for suicide mortality rate, male?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 8th and Korea ranks 5th of 47 groups.
- 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).