What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Belarus and Latvia?

0.4 per 100,000 population, with Belarus ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Latvia?

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.

Belarus vs Latvia: Suicide mortality rate

Belarus

15.61 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Latvia

15.21 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Belarus rank

25th

Latvia rank

26th

Suicide mortality rate over time

Belarus
Latvia

How they compare

Belarus currently reports 15.61 per 100,000 population against 15.21 per 100,000 population in Latvia, a difference of 0.4 per 100,000 population.

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

Belarus ranks 25th and Latvia ranks 26th of 185 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belarus	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	38.45 per 100,000 population	27.89 per 100,000 population	10.56 per 100,000 population	Belarus
2010s	24.42 per 100,000 population	20.98 per 100,000 population	3.44 per 100,000 population	Belarus
2020s	15.94 per 100,000 population	16.61 per 100,000 population	0.67 per 100,000 population	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, Belarus or Latvia?: Belarus, at 15.61 per 100,000 population against 15.21 per 100,000 population in Latvia as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Belarus and Latvia?: 0.4 per 100,000 population, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Latvia?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Belarus and Latvia rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: Belarus ranks 25th and Latvia ranks 26th 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).