What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Finland and Switzerland?

0.55 per 100,000 population, with Finland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Switzerland?

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.

Finland vs Switzerland: Suicide mortality rate

Finland

14.57 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Switzerland

14.02 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Finland rank

32nd

Switzerland rank

35th

Suicide mortality rate over time

Finland
Switzerland

How they compare

Finland currently reports 14.57 per 100,000 population against 14.02 per 100,000 population in Switzerland, a difference of 0.55 per 100,000 population.

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

Finland ranks 32nd and Switzerland ranks 35th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
2000s	21.54 per 100,000 population	19.02 per 100,000 population	2.52 per 100,000 population	Finland
2010s	16.11 per 100,000 population	14.59 per 100,000 population	1.52 per 100,000 population	Finland
2020s	14.36 per 100,000 population	13.86 per 100,000 population	0.5 per 100,000 population	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, Finland or Switzerland?: Finland, at 14.57 per 100,000 population against 14.02 per 100,000 population in Switzerland as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Finland and Switzerland?: 0.55 per 100,000 population, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Switzerland?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Finland and Switzerland rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: Finland ranks 32nd and Switzerland ranks 35th 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).