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

0.27 per 100,000 population, with Latvia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia 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.

Estonia vs Latvia: Suicide mortality rate

Estonia

14.94 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Latvia

15.21 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Estonia rank

28th

Latvia rank

26th

Suicide mortality rate over time

Estonia
Latvia

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 15.21 per 100,000 population against 14.94 per 100,000 population in Estonia, a difference of 0.27 per 100,000 population.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Latvia ahead.

Estonia ranks 28th and Latvia ranks 26th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	24.65 per 100,000 population	27.89 per 100,000 population	3.24 per 100,000 population	Latvia
2010s	17.28 per 100,000 population	20.98 per 100,000 population	3.7 per 100,000 population	Latvia
2020s	16.24 per 100,000 population	16.61 per 100,000 population	0.37 per 100,000 population	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, Estonia or Latvia?: Latvia, at 15.21 per 100,000 population against 14.94 per 100,000 population in Estonia as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Estonia and Latvia?: 0.27 per 100,000 population, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Latvia?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Estonia and Latvia rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: Estonia ranks 28th 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).