What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between OECD members and Suriname?

9.81 per 100,000 population, with Suriname ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Suriname?

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.

OECD members vs Suriname: Suicide mortality rate

OECD members

12.45 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Suriname

22.26 per 100,000 population

in 2021

OECD members rank

9th

Suriname rank

7th

Suicide mortality rate over time

OECD members
Suriname

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 22.26 per 100,000 population against 12.45 per 100,000 population in OECD members, a difference of 9.81 per 100,000 population.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.8 times OECD members's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.

OECD members ranks 9th and Suriname ranks 7th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	OECD members	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
2000s	12.79 per 100,000 population	22.7 per 100,000 population	9.92 per 100,000 population	Suriname
2010s	12.66 per 100,000 population	25.29 per 100,000 population	12.63 per 100,000 population	Suriname
2020s	12.34 per 100,000 population	25.37 per 100,000 population	13.03 per 100,000 population	Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, OECD members or Suriname?: Suriname, at 22.26 per 100,000 population against 12.45 per 100,000 population in OECD members as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between OECD members and Suriname?: 9.81 per 100,000 population, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Suriname?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do OECD members and Suriname rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: OECD members ranks 9th and Suriname ranks 7th of 45 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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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).