High income vs South Korea: Suicide mortality rate
High income
14.29 per 100,000 population
in 2021
South Korea
27.53 per 100,000 population
in 2021
High income rank
3rd
South Korea rank
2nd
Suicide mortality rate over time
- High income
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 27.53 per 100,000 population against 14.29 per 100,000 population in High income, a difference of 13.24 per 100,000 population.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.9 times High income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was High income ahead.
High income ranks 3rd and South Korea ranks 2nd of 45 groups.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.83 per 100,000 population | 24.59 per 100,000 population | 6.76 per 100,000 population | South Korea |
| 2010s | 15.68 per 100,000 population | 29.96 per 100,000 population | 14.28 per 100,000 population | South Korea |
| 2020s | 14.17 per 100,000 population | 27.34 per 100,000 population | 13.18 per 100,000 population | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher suicide mortality rate, High income or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 27.53 per 100,000 population against 14.29 per 100,000 population in High income as of 2021.
- What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between High income and South Korea?
- 13.24 per 100,000 population, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and South Korea?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do High income and South Korea rank globally for suicide mortality rate?
- High income ranks 3rd and South Korea ranks 2nd of 45 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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About this data
Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).