Republic of Korea vs Lesotho: Suicide mortality rate, male
Republic of Korea
38.16 per 100,000 male population
in 2021
Lesotho
41.35 per 100,000 male population
in 2021
Republic of Korea rank
5th
Lesotho rank
2nd
Suicide mortality rate, male over time
- Republic of Korea
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 41.35 per 100,000 male population against 38.16 per 100,000 male population in Republic of Korea, a difference of 3.19 per 100,000 male population.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Republic of Korea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Republic of Korea ahead.
Republic of Korea ranks 5th and Lesotho ranks 2nd of 185 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Republic of Korea | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.64 per 100,000 male population | 21.21 per 100,000 male population | 11.43 per 100,000 male population | Republic of Korea |
| 2010s | 41.73 per 100,000 male population | 37.34 per 100,000 male population | 4.39 per 100,000 male population | Republic of Korea |
| 2020s | 37.86 per 100,000 male population | 45.38 per 100,000 male population | 7.52 per 100,000 male population | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher suicide mortality rate, male, Republic of Korea or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 41.35 per 100,000 male population against 38.16 per 100,000 male population in Republic of Korea as of 2021.
- What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, male between Republic of Korea and Lesotho?
- 3.19 per 100,000 male population, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Lesotho?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Republic of Korea and Lesotho rank globally for suicide mortality rate, male?
- Republic of Korea ranks 5th and Lesotho ranks 2nd 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
Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).