What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Austria and Sri Lanka?

0.23 per 100,000 population, with Sri Lanka ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sri Lanka?

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.

Austria vs Sri Lanka: Suicide mortality rate

Austria

14.51 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Sri Lanka

14.74 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Austria rank

33rd

Sri Lanka rank

30th

Suicide mortality rate over time

Austria
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 14.74 per 100,000 population against 14.51 per 100,000 population in Austria, a difference of 0.23 per 100,000 population.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Austria ranks 33rd and Sri Lanka ranks 30th of 185 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
2000s	17.41 per 100,000 population	26.78 per 100,000 population	9.37 per 100,000 population	Sri Lanka
2010s	15.86 per 100,000 population	16.01 per 100,000 population	0.146 per 100,000 population	Sri Lanka
2020s	14.25 per 100,000 population	13.59 per 100,000 population	0.665 per 100,000 population	Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, Austria or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 14.74 per 100,000 population against 14.51 per 100,000 population in Austria as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Austria and Sri Lanka?: 0.23 per 100,000 population, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sri Lanka?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Austria and Sri Lanka rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: Austria ranks 33rd and Sri Lanka ranks 30th 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).