Norway vs Sweden: Suicide mortality rate, male
Norway
18.86 per 100,000 male population
in 2021
Sweden
18.92 per 100,000 male population
in 2021
Norway rank
43rd
Sweden rank
41st
Suicide mortality rate, male over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 18.92 per 100,000 male population against 18.86 per 100,000 male population in Norway, a difference of 0.06 per 100,000 male population.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 43rd and Sweden ranks 41st of 185 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.78 per 100,000 male population | 21.06 per 100,000 male population | 4.28 per 100,000 male population | Sweden |
| 2010s | 16.35 per 100,000 male population | 19.94 per 100,000 male population | 3.59 per 100,000 male population | Sweden |
| 2020s | 18.23 per 100,000 male population | 18.57 per 100,000 male population | 0.33 per 100,000 male population | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher suicide mortality rate, male, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 18.92 per 100,000 male population against 18.86 per 100,000 male population in Norway as of 2021.
- What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, male between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.06 per 100,000 male population, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for suicide mortality rate, male?
- Norway ranks 43rd and Sweden ranks 41st 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).