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

0.11 per 100,000 population, with Norway ahead.

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

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 Norway: Suicide mortality rate

Australia

13.08 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Norway

13.19 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Australia rank

43rd

Norway rank

42nd

Suicide mortality rate over time

Australia
Norway

How they compare

Norway currently reports 13.19 per 100,000 population against 13.08 per 100,000 population in Australia, a difference of 0.11 per 100,000 population.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Norway ahead.

Australia ranks 43rd and Norway ranks 42nd of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Norway	Difference	Ahead
2000s	11.8 per 100,000 population	11.94 per 100,000 population	0.137 per 100,000 population	Norway
2010s	12.83 per 100,000 population	12.03 per 100,000 population	0.8 per 100,000 population	Australia
2020s	13.05 per 100,000 population	12.86 per 100,000 population	0.2 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 Norway?: Norway, at 13.19 per 100,000 population against 13.08 per 100,000 population in Australia as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Australia and Norway?: 0.11 per 100,000 population, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Norway?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Australia and Norway rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: Australia ranks 43rd and Norway ranks 42nd 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).