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

0.29 per 100,000 population, with Norway ahead.

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

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 Norway: Suicide mortality rate

Germany

12.9 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Norway

13.19 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Germany rank

44th

Norway rank

42nd

Suicide mortality rate over time

Germany
Norway

How they compare

Norway currently reports 13.19 per 100,000 population against 12.9 per 100,000 population in Germany, a difference of 0.29 per 100,000 population.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 44th and Norway ranks 42nd of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Norway	Difference	Ahead
2000s	13.55 per 100,000 population	11.94 per 100,000 population	1.61 per 100,000 population	Germany
2010s	13.04 per 100,000 population	12.03 per 100,000 population	1.02 per 100,000 population	Germany
2020s	12.88 per 100,000 population	12.86 per 100,000 population	0.03 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 Norway?: Norway, at 13.19 per 100,000 population against 12.9 per 100,000 population in Germany as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Germany and Norway?: 0.29 per 100,000 population, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Norway?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Germany and Norway rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: Germany ranks 44th and Norway ranks 42nd 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).