Kuwait vs Papua New Guinea: Suicide mortality rate

Kuwait
2.31 per 100,000 population
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
1.82 per 100,000 population
in 2021
Kuwait rank
165th
Papua New Guinea rank
168th

Suicide mortality rate over time

  • Kuwait
  • Papua New Guinea
12345200020102021

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 2.31 per 100,000 population against 1.82 per 100,000 population in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.49 per 100,000 population.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.3 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 165th and Papua New Guinea ranks 168th of 185 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 3 per 100,000 population 1.67 per 100,000 population 1.32 per 100,000 population Kuwait
2010s 1.59 per 100,000 population 1.88 per 100,000 population 0.284 per 100,000 population Papua New Guinea
2020s 2.25 per 100,000 population 1.75 per 100,000 population 0.495 per 100,000 population Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, Kuwait or Papua New Guinea?
Kuwait, at 2.31 per 100,000 population against 1.82 per 100,000 population in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Kuwait and Papua New Guinea?
0.49 per 100,000 population, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Papua New Guinea?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Kuwait and Papua New Guinea rank globally for suicide mortality rate?
Kuwait ranks 165th and Papua New Guinea ranks 168th 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).