What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Australia and Germany?

0.18 per 100,000 population, with Australia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Germany?

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.

Australia vs Germany: Suicide mortality rate

Australia

13.08 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Germany

12.9 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Australia rank

43rd

Germany rank

44th

Suicide mortality rate over time

Australia
Germany

How they compare

Australia currently reports 13.08 per 100,000 population against 12.9 per 100,000 population in Germany, a difference of 0.18 per 100,000 population.

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

Australia ranks 43rd and Germany ranks 44th of 185 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Germany in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Germany	Difference	Ahead
2000s	11.8 per 100,000 population	13.55 per 100,000 population	1.75 per 100,000 population	Germany
2010s	12.83 per 100,000 population	13.04 per 100,000 population	0.215 per 100,000 population	Germany
2020s	13.05 per 100,000 population	12.88 per 100,000 population	0.17 per 100,000 population	Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, Australia or Germany?: Australia, at 13.08 per 100,000 population against 12.9 per 100,000 population in Germany as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Australia and Germany?: 0.18 per 100,000 population, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Germany?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Australia and Germany rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: Australia ranks 43rd and Germany ranks 44th 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).