What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Germany and New Zealand?

0.98 per 100,000 population, with Germany ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and New Zealand?

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.

Germany vs New Zealand: Suicide mortality rate

Germany

12.9 per 100,000 population

in 2021

New Zealand

11.92 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Germany rank

44th

New Zealand rank

47th

Suicide mortality rate over time

Germany
New Zealand

How they compare

Germany currently reports 12.9 per 100,000 population against 11.92 per 100,000 population in New Zealand, a difference of 0.98 per 100,000 population.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 44th and New Zealand ranks 47th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
2000s	13.55 per 100,000 population	12.74 per 100,000 population	0.808 per 100,000 population	Germany
2010s	13.04 per 100,000 population	12.11 per 100,000 population	0.931 per 100,000 population	Germany
2020s	12.88 per 100,000 population	11.63 per 100,000 population	1.25 per 100,000 population	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, Germany or New Zealand?: Germany, at 12.9 per 100,000 population against 11.92 per 100,000 population in New Zealand as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Germany and New Zealand?: 0.98 per 100,000 population, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and New Zealand?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Germany and New Zealand rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: Germany ranks 44th and New Zealand ranks 47th 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: 03 September 2026

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