New Zealand vs Norway: Suicide mortality rate, male

New Zealand
17.85 per 100,000 male population
in 2021
Norway
18.86 per 100,000 male population
in 2021
New Zealand rank
46th
Norway rank
43rd

Suicide mortality rate, male over time

  • New Zealand
  • Norway
05101520200020102021

How they compare

Norway currently reports 18.86 per 100,000 male population against 17.85 per 100,000 male population in New Zealand, a difference of 1.01 per 100,000 male population.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 46th and Norway ranks 43rd of 185 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Norway Difference Ahead
2000s 19.4 per 100,000 male population 16.78 per 100,000 male population 2.62 per 100,000 male population New Zealand
2010s 17.97 per 100,000 male population 16.35 per 100,000 male population 1.61 per 100,000 male population New Zealand
2020s 17.33 per 100,000 male population 18.23 per 100,000 male population 0.905 per 100,000 male population Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, male, New Zealand or Norway?
Norway, at 18.86 per 100,000 male population against 17.85 per 100,000 male population in New Zealand as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, male between New Zealand and Norway?
1.01 per 100,000 male population, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Norway?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do New Zealand and Norway rank globally for suicide mortality rate, male?
New Zealand ranks 46th and Norway ranks 43rd 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).