What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, male between France and Sri Lanka?

0.12 per 100,000 male population, with Sri Lanka ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sri Lanka?

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.

France vs Sri Lanka: Suicide mortality rate, male

France

24.1 per 100,000 male population

in 2021

Sri Lanka

24.22 per 100,000 male population

in 2021

France rank

30th

Sri Lanka rank

28th

Suicide mortality rate, male over time

France
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 24.22 per 100,000 male population against 24.1 per 100,000 male population in France, a difference of 0.12 per 100,000 male population.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

France ranks 30th and Sri Lanka ranks 28th of 185 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
2000s	27.77 per 100,000 male population	43.62 per 100,000 male population	15.85 per 100,000 male population	Sri Lanka
2010s	23.72 per 100,000 male population	25.89 per 100,000 male population	2.18 per 100,000 male population	Sri Lanka
2020s	23.75 per 100,000 male population	22.22 per 100,000 male population	1.53 per 100,000 male population	France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, male, France or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 24.22 per 100,000 male population against 24.1 per 100,000 male population in France as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, male between France and Sri Lanka?: 0.12 per 100,000 male population, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sri Lanka?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do France and Sri Lanka rank globally for suicide mortality rate, male?: France ranks 30th and Sri Lanka ranks 28th 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).