What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Argentina and Chile?

0.25 per 100,000 population, with Argentina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Chile?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

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 (per 100,000 population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Argentina vs Chile: Suicide mortality rate

Argentina

7.94 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Chile

7.69 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Argentina rank

83rd

Chile rank

86th

Suicide mortality rate over time

Argentina
Chile

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 7.94 per 100,000 population against 7.69 per 100,000 population in Chile, a difference of 0.25 per 100,000 population.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Chile ahead.

Argentina ranks 83rd and Chile ranks 86th of 185 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Chile in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Chile	Difference	Ahead
2000s	9.1 per 100,000 population	10.72 per 100,000 population	1.62 per 100,000 population	Chile
2010s	8.96 per 100,000 population	10.42 per 100,000 population	1.46 per 100,000 population	Chile
2020s	8.03 per 100,000 population	7.97 per 100,000 population	0.055 per 100,000 population	Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, Argentina or Chile?: Argentina, at 7.94 per 100,000 population against 7.69 per 100,000 population in Chile as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Argentina and Chile?: 0.25 per 100,000 population, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Chile?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Argentina and Chile rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: Argentina ranks 83rd and Chile ranks 86th 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 (per 100,000 population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population)
Unit: per 100,000 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: 20 August 2026

Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).