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East Asia & Pacific vs United States: Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population)

East Asia & Pacific
8.61 per 100,000 population
in 2021
United States
15.63 per 100,000 population
in 2021
East Asia & Pacific rank
21st
United States rank
24th

Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • United States
051015200020102021

How they compare

United States currently reports 15.63 per 100,000 population against 8.61 per 100,000 population in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 7.02 per 100,000 population.

That makes United States's figure about 1.8 times East Asia & Pacific's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was East Asia & Pacific ahead.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 21st and United States ranks 24th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific United States Difference Ahead
2000s 11.96 per 100,000 population 11.98 per 100,000 population 0.0224 per 100,000 population United States
2010s 8.86 per 100,000 population 14.29 per 100,000 population 5.43 per 100,000 population United States
2020s 8.53 per 100,000 population 15.3 per 100,000 population 6.77 per 100,000 population United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, East Asia & Pacific or United States?
United States, at 15.63 per 100,000 population against 8.61 per 100,000 population in East Asia & Pacific as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between East Asia & Pacific and United States?
7.02 per 100,000 population, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and United States?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do East Asia & Pacific and United States rank globally for suicide mortality rate?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 21st and United States ranks 24th of 47 groups.
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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East Asia & Pacific vs United States: Suicide mortality rate. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Retrieved 11 November 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/suicide-mortality-rate-per-100-000-population/east-asia-and-pacific/united-states/

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About this data

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

Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).