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
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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

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).