High income vs Korea: Suicide mortality rate, male

High income
21.66 per 100,000 male population
in 2021
Korea
38.16 per 100,000 male population
in 2021
High income rank
5th
Korea rank
5th

Suicide mortality rate, male over time

  • High income
  • Korea
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 38.16 per 100,000 male population against 21.66 per 100,000 male population in High income, a difference of 16.5 per 100,000 male population.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.8 times High income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was High income ahead.

High income ranks 5th 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 High income Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 28 per 100,000 male population 32.64 per 100,000 male population 4.64 per 100,000 male population Korea
2010s 24.1 per 100,000 male population 41.73 per 100,000 male population 17.63 per 100,000 male population Korea
2020s 21.53 per 100,000 male population 37.86 per 100,000 male population 16.33 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, High income or Korea?
Korea, at 38.16 per 100,000 male population against 21.66 per 100,000 male population in High income as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, male between High income and Korea?
16.5 per 100,000 male population, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Korea?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do High income and Korea rank globally for suicide mortality rate, male?
High income ranks 5th 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).