Middle income vs United States of America: Suicide mortality rate

Middle income
8.26 per 100,000 population
in 2021
United States of America
15.63 per 100,000 population
in 2021
Middle income rank
24th
United States of America rank
24th

Suicide mortality rate over time

  • Middle income
  • United States of America
051015200020102021

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 15.63 per 100,000 population against 8.26 per 100,000 population in Middle income, a difference of 7.37 per 100,000 population.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.9 times Middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Middle income ahead.

Middle income ranks 24th and United States of America ranks 24th of 47 groups.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle income United States of America Difference Ahead
2000s 10.55 per 100,000 population 11.98 per 100,000 population 1.44 per 100,000 population United States of America
2010s 8.94 per 100,000 population 14.29 per 100,000 population 5.35 per 100,000 population United States of America
2020s 8.25 per 100,000 population 15.3 per 100,000 population 7.05 per 100,000 population United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, Middle income or United States of America?
United States of America, at 15.63 per 100,000 population against 8.26 per 100,000 population in Middle income as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Middle income and United States of America?
7.37 per 100,000 population, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and United States of America?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Middle income and United States of America rank globally for suicide mortality rate?
Middle income ranks 24th and United States of America ranks 24th of 47 groups.
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).