What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Malawi and Viet Nam?

0.27 per 100,000 population, with Malawi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Viet Nam?

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.

Malawi vs Viet Nam: Suicide mortality rate

Malawi

7.57 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Viet Nam

7.3 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Malawi rank

91st

Viet Nam rank

94th

Suicide mortality rate over time

Malawi
Viet Nam

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 7.57 per 100,000 population against 7.3 per 100,000 population in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.27 per 100,000 population.

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

Malawi ranks 91st and Viet Nam ranks 94th of 185 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Viet Nam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
2000s	7.35 per 100,000 population	6.18 per 100,000 population	1.17 per 100,000 population	Malawi
2010s	6.66 per 100,000 population	7.39 per 100,000 population	0.725 per 100,000 population	Viet Nam
2020s	7.32 per 100,000 population	7.06 per 100,000 population	0.255 per 100,000 population	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, Malawi or Viet Nam?: Malawi, at 7.57 per 100,000 population against 7.3 per 100,000 population in Viet Nam as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Malawi and Viet Nam?: 0.27 per 100,000 population, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Viet Nam?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Malawi and Viet Nam rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: Malawi ranks 91st and Viet Nam ranks 94th 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).