Italy vs North Korea: Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population)

Italy
10.52 per 100,000 male population
in 2021
North Korea
10.53 per 100,000 male population
in 2021
Italy rank
96th
North Korea rank
94th

Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) over time

  • Italy
  • North Korea
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How they compare

North Korea currently reports 10.53 per 100,000 male population against 10.52 per 100,000 male population in Italy, a difference of 0.01 per 100,000 male population.

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

Italy ranks 96th and North Korea ranks 94th of 185 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and North Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy North Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 11.04 per 100,000 male population 9.02 per 100,000 male population 2.02 per 100,000 male population Italy
2010s 11.07 per 100,000 male population 11.53 per 100,000 male population 0.457 per 100,000 male population North Korea
2020s 10.34 per 100,000 male population 10.58 per 100,000 male population 0.235 per 100,000 male population North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, male, Italy or North Korea?
North Korea, at 10.53 per 100,000 male population against 10.52 per 100,000 male population in Italy as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, male between Italy and North Korea?
0.01 per 100,000 male population, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and North Korea?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Italy and North Korea rank globally for suicide mortality rate, male?
Italy ranks 96th and North Korea ranks 94th 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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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).