What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between European Union and Russia?

9.28 per 100,000 population, with Russia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Russia?

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.

European Union vs Russia: Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population)

European Union

12.09 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Russia

21.37 per 100,000 population

in 2021

European Union rank

10th

Russia rank

9th

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

European Union
Russia

How they compare

Russia currently reports 21.37 per 100,000 population against 12.09 per 100,000 population in European Union, a difference of 9.28 per 100,000 population.

That makes Russia's figure about 1.8 times European Union's.

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

European Union ranks 10th and Russia ranks 9th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	European Union	Russia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	13.97 per 100,000 population	45.38 per 100,000 population	31.42 per 100,000 population	Russia
2010s	12.68 per 100,000 population	30.84 per 100,000 population	18.16 per 100,000 population	Russia
2020s	12.04 per 100,000 population	21.19 per 100,000 population	9.15 per 100,000 population	Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, European Union or Russia?: Russia, at 21.37 per 100,000 population against 12.09 per 100,000 population in European Union as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between European Union and Russia?: 9.28 per 100,000 population, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Russia?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do European Union and Russia rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: European Union ranks 10th and Russia ranks 9th 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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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: 29 October 2026

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