What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Netherlands and Portugal?

0.02 per 100,000 population, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Portugal?

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.

Netherlands vs Portugal: Suicide mortality rate

Netherlands

11.5 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Portugal

11.52 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Netherlands rank

50th

Portugal rank

49th

Suicide mortality rate over time

Netherlands
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 11.52 per 100,000 population against 11.5 per 100,000 population in Netherlands, a difference of 0.02 per 100,000 population.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 50th and Portugal ranks 49th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	9.44 per 100,000 population	11.22 per 100,000 population	1.78 per 100,000 population	Portugal
2010s	11.2 per 100,000 population	12.73 per 100,000 population	1.54 per 100,000 population	Portugal
2020s	11.28 per 100,000 population	11.8 per 100,000 population	0.52 per 100,000 population	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, Netherlands or Portugal?: Portugal, at 11.52 per 100,000 population against 11.5 per 100,000 population in Netherlands as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Netherlands and Portugal?: 0.02 per 100,000 population, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Portugal?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Netherlands and Portugal rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: Netherlands ranks 50th and Portugal ranks 49th 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).