Korea vs Uruguay: Suicide mortality rate, male

Korea
38.16 per 100,000 male population
in 2021
Uruguay
39.85 per 100,000 male population
in 2021
Korea rank
5th
Uruguay rank
4th

Suicide mortality rate, male over time

  • Korea
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 39.85 per 100,000 male population against 38.16 per 100,000 male population in Korea, a difference of 1.69 per 100,000 male population.

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

Korea ranks 5th and Uruguay ranks 4th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 32.64 per 100,000 male population 25.89 per 100,000 male population 6.76 per 100,000 male population Korea
2010s 41.73 per 100,000 male population 30.87 per 100,000 male population 10.86 per 100,000 male population Korea
2020s 37.86 per 100,000 male population 38.86 per 100,000 male population 1 per 100,000 male population Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, male, Korea or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 39.85 per 100,000 male population against 38.16 per 100,000 male population in Korea as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, male between Korea and Uruguay?
1.69 per 100,000 male population, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Uruguay?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Korea and Uruguay rank globally for suicide mortality rate, male?
Korea ranks 5th and Uruguay ranks 4th 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).