What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between IDA total and Sweden?

8 per 100,000 population, with Sweden ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Sweden?

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.

IDA total vs Sweden: Suicide mortality rate

IDA total

5.84 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Sweden

13.84 per 100,000 population

in 2021

IDA total rank

38th

Sweden rank

36th

Suicide mortality rate over time

IDA total
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 13.84 per 100,000 population against 5.84 per 100,000 population in IDA total, a difference of 8 per 100,000 population.

That makes Sweden's figure about 2.4 times IDA total's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

IDA total ranks 38th and Sweden ranks 36th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA total	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
2000s	6.39 per 100,000 population	15.2 per 100,000 population	8.8 per 100,000 population	Sweden
2010s	5.89 per 100,000 population	14.7 per 100,000 population	8.81 per 100,000 population	Sweden
2020s	5.71 per 100,000 population	13.6 per 100,000 population	7.89 per 100,000 population	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, IDA total or Sweden?: Sweden, at 13.84 per 100,000 population against 5.84 per 100,000 population in IDA total as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between IDA total and Sweden?: 8 per 100,000 population, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Sweden?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do IDA total and Sweden rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: IDA total ranks 38th and Sweden ranks 36th 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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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).