Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Switzerland: Suicide mortality rate, male

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
5.03 per 100,000 male population
in 2021
Switzerland
18.92 per 100,000 male population
in 2021
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
44th
Switzerland rank
41st

Suicide mortality rate, male over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • Switzerland
51015202530200020102021

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 18.92 per 100,000 male population against 5.03 per 100,000 male population in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 13.89 per 100,000 male population.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 3.8 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 44th and Switzerland ranks 41st of 47 groups.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Switzerland Difference Ahead
2000s 6.19 per 100,000 male population 25.63 per 100,000 male population 19.44 per 100,000 male population Switzerland
2010s 5.67 per 100,000 male population 20.04 per 100,000 male population 14.37 per 100,000 male population Switzerland
2020s 4.88 per 100,000 male population 18.52 per 100,000 male population 13.64 per 100,000 male population Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, male, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 18.92 per 100,000 male population against 5.03 per 100,000 male population in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, male between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Switzerland?
13.89 per 100,000 male population, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Switzerland?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Switzerland rank globally for suicide mortality rate, male?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 44th and Switzerland ranks 41st 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).