Sri Lanka vs Upper middle income: Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population)
Sri Lanka
14.74 per 100,000 population
in 2021
Upper middle income
7.73 per 100,000 population
in 2021
Sri Lanka rank
30th
Upper middle income rank
27th
Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) over time
- Sri Lanka
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 14.74 per 100,000 population against 7.73 per 100,000 population in Upper middle income, a difference of 7.01 per 100,000 population.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.9 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Sri Lanka ranks 30th and Upper middle income ranks 27th of 185 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.78 per 100,000 population | 10.29 per 100,000 population | 16.49 per 100,000 population | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 16.01 per 100,000 population | 7.74 per 100,000 population | 8.27 per 100,000 population | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 13.59 per 100,000 population | 7.64 per 100,000 population | 5.95 per 100,000 population | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher suicide mortality rate, Sri Lanka or Upper middle income?
- Sri Lanka, at 14.74 per 100,000 population against 7.73 per 100,000 population in Upper middle income as of 2021.
- What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Sri Lanka and Upper middle income?
- 7.01 per 100,000 population, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Upper middle income?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Sri Lanka and Upper middle income rank globally for suicide mortality rate?
- Sri Lanka ranks 30th and Upper middle income ranks 27th 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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About this data
Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).