What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Iran and East Timor?

0.51 per 100,000 population, with Iran ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and East Timor?

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.

Iran vs East Timor: Suicide mortality rate

Iran

4.07 per 100,000 population

in 2021

East Timor

3.56 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Iran rank

145th

East Timor rank

147th

Suicide mortality rate over time

Iran
East Timor

How they compare

Iran currently reports 4.07 per 100,000 population against 3.56 per 100,000 population in East Timor, a difference of 0.51 per 100,000 population.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times East Timor's.

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

Iran ranks 145th and East Timor ranks 147th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
2000s	5.34 per 100,000 population	3.14 per 100,000 population	2.2 per 100,000 population	Iran
2010s	4.64 per 100,000 population	3.67 per 100,000 population	0.97 per 100,000 population	Iran
2020s	3.74 per 100,000 population	3.38 per 100,000 population	0.355 per 100,000 population	Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, Iran or East Timor?: Iran, at 4.07 per 100,000 population against 3.56 per 100,000 population in East Timor as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Iran and East Timor?: 0.51 per 100,000 population, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and East Timor?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Iran and East Timor rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: Iran ranks 145th and East Timor ranks 147th 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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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: 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).