What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Guyana and South Korea?

2.75 per 100,000 population, with South Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and South Korea?

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.

Guyana vs South Korea: Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population)

Guyana

24.78 per 100,000 population

in 2021

South Korea

27.53 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Guyana rank

4th

South Korea rank

2nd

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

Guyana
South Korea

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 27.53 per 100,000 population against 24.78 per 100,000 population in Guyana, a difference of 2.75 per 100,000 population.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guyana ahead.

Guyana ranks 4th and South Korea ranks 2nd of 185 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 2 and South Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guyana	South Korea	Difference	Ahead
2000s	27.7 per 100,000 population	24.59 per 100,000 population	3.12 per 100,000 population	Guyana
2010s	31.18 per 100,000 population	29.96 per 100,000 population	1.22 per 100,000 population	Guyana
2020s	27.16 per 100,000 population	27.34 per 100,000 population	0.19 per 100,000 population	South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, Guyana or South Korea?: South Korea, at 27.53 per 100,000 population against 24.78 per 100,000 population in Guyana as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Guyana and South Korea?: 2.75 per 100,000 population, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and South Korea?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Guyana and South Korea rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: Guyana ranks 4th and South Korea ranks 2nd 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: 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).