What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between China and Spain?

0.23 per 100,000 population, with China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and Spain?

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.

China vs Spain: Suicide mortality rate

China

8.95 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Spain

8.72 per 100,000 population

in 2021

China rank

65th

Spain rank

67th

Suicide mortality rate over time

China
Spain

How they compare

China currently reports 8.95 per 100,000 population against 8.72 per 100,000 population in Spain, a difference of 0.23 per 100,000 population.

Across all 22 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 65th and Spain ranks 67th of 185 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Spain	Difference	Ahead
2000s	13.77 per 100,000 population	8.02 per 100,000 population	5.76 per 100,000 population	China
2010s	9.13 per 100,000 population	7.88 per 100,000 population	1.25 per 100,000 population	China
2020s	8.88 per 100,000 population	8.67 per 100,000 population	0.215 per 100,000 population	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, China or Spain?: China, at 8.95 per 100,000 population against 8.72 per 100,000 population in Spain as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between China and Spain?: 0.23 per 100,000 population, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Spain?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do China and Spain rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: China ranks 65th and Spain ranks 67th 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).