What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Rwanda and Spain?

0.04 per 100,000 population, with Spain ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Spain?

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.

Rwanda vs Spain: Suicide mortality rate

Rwanda

8.68 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Spain

8.72 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Rwanda rank

68th

Spain rank

67th

Suicide mortality rate over time

Rwanda
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 8.72 per 100,000 population against 8.68 per 100,000 population in Rwanda, a difference of 0.04 per 100,000 population.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Rwanda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 68th and Spain ranks 67th of 185 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Rwanda	Spain	Difference	Ahead
2000s	9.46 per 100,000 population	8.02 per 100,000 population	1.44 per 100,000 population	Rwanda
2010s	7.85 per 100,000 population	7.88 per 100,000 population	0.028 per 100,000 population	Spain
2020s	8.29 per 100,000 population	8.67 per 100,000 population	0.385 per 100,000 population	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, Rwanda or Spain?: Spain, at 8.72 per 100,000 population against 8.68 per 100,000 population in Rwanda as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Rwanda and Spain?: 0.04 per 100,000 population, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Spain?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Rwanda and Spain rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: Rwanda ranks 68th and Spain ranks 67th 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).