What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Belgium and Kiribati?

0.89 per 100,000 population, with Belgium ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Kiribati?

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.

Belgium vs Kiribati: Suicide mortality rate

Belgium

18.36 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Kiribati

17.47 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Belgium rank

15th

Kiribati rank

16th

Suicide mortality rate over time

Belgium
Kiribati

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 18.36 per 100,000 population against 17.47 per 100,000 population in Kiribati, a difference of 0.89 per 100,000 population.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Kiribati's.

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

Belgium ranks 15th and Kiribati ranks 16th of 185 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Kiribati in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Kiribati	Difference	Ahead
2000s	20.75 per 100,000 population	19.24 per 100,000 population	1.51 per 100,000 population	Belgium
2010s	19.46 per 100,000 population	20.27 per 100,000 population	0.81 per 100,000 population	Kiribati
2020s	17.62 per 100,000 population	18.04 per 100,000 population	0.41 per 100,000 population	Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, Belgium or Kiribati?: Belgium, at 18.36 per 100,000 population against 17.47 per 100,000 population in Kiribati as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Belgium and Kiribati?: 0.89 per 100,000 population, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Kiribati?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Belgium and Kiribati rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: Belgium ranks 15th and Kiribati ranks 16th 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).