What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between New Zealand and Samoa?

0.08 per 100,000 population, with Samoa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Samoa?

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.

New Zealand vs Samoa: Suicide mortality rate

New Zealand

11.92 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Samoa

12 per 100,000 population

in 2021

New Zealand rank

47th

Samoa rank

46th

Suicide mortality rate over time

New Zealand
Samoa

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 12 per 100,000 population against 11.92 per 100,000 population in New Zealand, a difference of 0.08 per 100,000 population.

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

New Zealand ranks 47th and Samoa ranks 46th of 185 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
2000s	12.74 per 100,000 population	11.09 per 100,000 population	1.66 per 100,000 population	New Zealand
2010s	12.11 per 100,000 population	12.44 per 100,000 population	0.323 per 100,000 population	Samoa
2020s	11.63 per 100,000 population	11.98 per 100,000 population	0.35 per 100,000 population	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, New Zealand or Samoa?: Samoa, at 12 per 100,000 population against 11.92 per 100,000 population in New Zealand as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between New Zealand and Samoa?: 0.08 per 100,000 population, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Samoa?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do New Zealand and Samoa rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: New Zealand ranks 47th and Samoa ranks 46th 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).