What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Republic of Korea and Lesotho?

1.13 per 100,000 population, with Lesotho ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Lesotho?

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.

Republic of Korea vs Lesotho: Suicide mortality rate

Republic of Korea

27.53 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Lesotho

28.66 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Republic of Korea rank

2nd

Lesotho rank

1st

Suicide mortality rate over time

Republic of Korea
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 28.66 per 100,000 population against 27.53 per 100,000 population in Republic of Korea, a difference of 1.13 per 100,000 population.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 2nd and Lesotho ranks 1st of 185 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Republic of Korea	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
2000s	24.59 per 100,000 population	15.68 per 100,000 population	8.9 per 100,000 population	Republic of Korea
2010s	29.96 per 100,000 population	26.45 per 100,000 population	3.51 per 100,000 population	Republic of Korea
2020s	27.34 per 100,000 population	31.02 per 100,000 population	3.68 per 100,000 population	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, Republic of Korea or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 28.66 per 100,000 population against 27.53 per 100,000 population in Republic of Korea as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Republic of Korea and Lesotho?: 1.13 per 100,000 population, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Lesotho?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Republic of Korea and Lesotho rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: Republic of Korea ranks 2nd and Lesotho ranks 1st 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).