What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Eswatini and North America?

12.24 per 100,000 population, with Eswatini ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and North America?

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.

Eswatini vs North America: Suicide mortality rate

Eswatini

27.23 per 100,000 population

in 2021

North America

14.99 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Eswatini rank

3rd

North America rank

1st

Suicide mortality rate over time

Eswatini
North America

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 27.23 per 100,000 population against 14.99 per 100,000 population in North America, a difference of 12.24 per 100,000 population.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.8 times North America's.

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

Eswatini ranks 3rd and North America ranks 1st of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eswatini	North America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	16.78 per 100,000 population	12.04 per 100,000 population	4.74 per 100,000 population	Eswatini
2010s	24.89 per 100,000 population	14.12 per 100,000 population	10.77 per 100,000 population	Eswatini
2020s	25.53 per 100,000 population	14.8 per 100,000 population	10.73 per 100,000 population	Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, Eswatini or North America?: Eswatini, at 27.23 per 100,000 population against 14.99 per 100,000 population in North America as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Eswatini and North America?: 12.24 per 100,000 population, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and North America?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Eswatini and North America rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: Eswatini ranks 3rd and North America ranks 1st 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).