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

0.64 per 100,000 population, with India ahead.

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

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.

India vs New Zealand: Suicide mortality rate

India

12.56 per 100,000 population

in 2021

New Zealand

11.92 per 100,000 population

in 2021

India rank

45th

New Zealand rank

47th

Suicide mortality rate over time

India
New Zealand

How they compare

India currently reports 12.56 per 100,000 population against 11.92 per 100,000 population in New Zealand, a difference of 0.64 per 100,000 population.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

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

India ranks 45th and New Zealand ranks 47th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
2000s	15.55 per 100,000 population	12.74 per 100,000 population	2.8 per 100,000 population	India
2010s	15.08 per 100,000 population	12.11 per 100,000 population	2.97 per 100,000 population	India
2020s	12.79 per 100,000 population	11.63 per 100,000 population	1.15 per 100,000 population	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, India or New Zealand?: India, at 12.56 per 100,000 population against 11.92 per 100,000 population in New Zealand as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between India and New Zealand?: 0.64 per 100,000 population, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and New Zealand?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do India and New Zealand rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: India ranks 45th and New Zealand ranks 47th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

India vs New Zealand: Suicide mortality rate. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Retrieved 06 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/suicide-mortality-rate-per-100-000-population/india/new-zealand/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/suicide-mortality-rate-per-100-000-population/india/new-zealand/">India vs New Zealand: Suicide mortality rate</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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: 03 September 2026

Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).