What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Barbados and Iran?

0.57 per 100,000 population, with Iran ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Iran?

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.

Barbados vs Iran: Suicide mortality rate

Barbados

3.5 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Iran

4.07 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Barbados rank

148th

Iran rank

145th

Suicide mortality rate over time

Barbados
Iran

How they compare

Iran currently reports 4.07 per 100,000 population against 3.5 per 100,000 population in Barbados, a difference of 0.57 per 100,000 population.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.2 times Barbados's.

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

Barbados ranks 148th and Iran ranks 145th of 185 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Iran in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Iran	Difference	Ahead
2000s	4.76 per 100,000 population	5.34 per 100,000 population	0.582 per 100,000 population	Iran
2010s	4.23 per 100,000 population	4.64 per 100,000 population	0.408 per 100,000 population	Iran
2020s	3.82 per 100,000 population	3.74 per 100,000 population	0.085 per 100,000 population	Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, Barbados or Iran?: Iran, at 4.07 per 100,000 population against 3.5 per 100,000 population in Barbados as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Barbados and Iran?: 0.57 per 100,000 population, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Iran?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Barbados and Iran rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: Barbados ranks 148th and Iran ranks 145th 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).