What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Moldova and Sweden?

0.3 per 100,000 population, with Moldova ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Sweden?

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.

Moldova vs Sweden: Suicide mortality rate

Moldova

14.14 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Sweden

13.84 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Moldova rank

34th

Sweden rank

36th

Suicide mortality rate over time

Moldova
Sweden

How they compare

Moldova currently reports 14.14 per 100,000 population against 13.84 per 100,000 population in Sweden, a difference of 0.3 per 100,000 population.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Moldova ahead.

Moldova ranks 34th and Sweden ranks 36th of 185 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Moldova averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Moldova	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
2000s	20.65 per 100,000 population	15.2 per 100,000 population	5.45 per 100,000 population	Moldova
2010s	15.51 per 100,000 population	14.7 per 100,000 population	0.808 per 100,000 population	Moldova
2020s	12.88 per 100,000 population	13.6 per 100,000 population	0.72 per 100,000 population	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, Moldova or Sweden?: Moldova, at 14.14 per 100,000 population against 13.84 per 100,000 population in Sweden as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Moldova and Sweden?: 0.3 per 100,000 population, with Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Sweden?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Moldova and Sweden rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: Moldova ranks 34th and Sweden ranks 36th 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).