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

0.17 per 100,000 population, with Sweden ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Poland 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.

Poland vs Sweden: Suicide mortality rate

Poland

13.67 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Sweden

13.84 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Poland rank

38th

Sweden rank

36th

Suicide mortality rate over time

Poland
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 13.84 per 100,000 population against 13.67 per 100,000 population in Poland, a difference of 0.17 per 100,000 population.

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

Poland ranks 38th and Sweden ranks 36th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Poland	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
2000s	17.35 per 100,000 population	15.2 per 100,000 population	2.15 per 100,000 population	Poland
2010s	16.1 per 100,000 population	14.7 per 100,000 population	1.4 per 100,000 population	Poland
2020s	13.78 per 100,000 population	13.6 per 100,000 population	0.175 per 100,000 population	Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, Poland or Sweden?: Sweden, at 13.84 per 100,000 population against 13.67 per 100,000 population in Poland as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Poland and Sweden?: 0.17 per 100,000 population, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Sweden?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Poland and Sweden rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: Poland ranks 38th 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).