What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Iceland and India?

0.65 per 100,000 population, with India ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and India?

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.

Iceland vs India: Suicide mortality rate

Iceland

11.91 per 100,000 population

in 2021

India

12.56 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Iceland rank

48th

India rank

45th

Suicide mortality rate over time

Iceland
India

How they compare

India currently reports 12.56 per 100,000 population against 11.91 per 100,000 population in Iceland, a difference of 0.65 per 100,000 population.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

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

Iceland ranks 48th and India ranks 45th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	India	Difference	Ahead
2000s	13.35 per 100,000 population	15.55 per 100,000 population	2.2 per 100,000 population	India
2010s	12.55 per 100,000 population	15.08 per 100,000 population	2.54 per 100,000 population	India
2020s	12.43 per 100,000 population	12.79 per 100,000 population	0.36 per 100,000 population	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, Iceland or India?: India, at 12.56 per 100,000 population against 11.91 per 100,000 population in Iceland as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Iceland and India?: 0.65 per 100,000 population, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and India?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Iceland and India rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: Iceland ranks 48th and India ranks 45th 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).