South Korea vs Post-demographic dividend: Suicide mortality rate

South Korea
27.53 per 100,000 population
in 2021
Post-demographic dividend
14.67 per 100,000 population
in 2021
South Korea rank
2nd
Post-demographic dividend rank
2nd

Suicide mortality rate over time

  • South Korea
  • Post-demographic dividend
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 27.53 per 100,000 population against 14.67 per 100,000 population in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 12.86 per 100,000 population.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.9 times Post-demographic dividend's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Post-demographic dividend ahead.

South Korea ranks 2nd and Post-demographic dividend ranks 2nd of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Post-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
2000s 24.59 per 100,000 population 15.64 per 100,000 population 8.95 per 100,000 population South Korea
2010s 29.96 per 100,000 population 15.03 per 100,000 population 14.93 per 100,000 population South Korea
2020s 27.34 per 100,000 population 14.57 per 100,000 population 12.78 per 100,000 population South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, South Korea or Post-demographic dividend?
South Korea, at 27.53 per 100,000 population against 14.67 per 100,000 population in Post-demographic dividend as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between South Korea and Post-demographic dividend?
12.86 per 100,000 population, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Post-demographic dividend?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do South Korea and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for suicide mortality rate?
South Korea ranks 2nd and Post-demographic dividend ranks 2nd 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

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