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

2.49 per 100,000 population, with Uruguay ahead.

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

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.

Suriname vs Uruguay: Suicide mortality rate

Suriname

22.26 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Uruguay

24.75 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Suriname rank

7th

Uruguay rank

5th

Suicide mortality rate over time

Suriname
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 24.75 per 100,000 population against 22.26 per 100,000 population in Suriname, a difference of 2.49 per 100,000 population.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Suriname ahead.

Suriname ranks 7th and Uruguay ranks 5th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Suriname	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
2000s	22.7 per 100,000 population	16.12 per 100,000 population	6.58 per 100,000 population	Suriname
2010s	25.29 per 100,000 population	19.21 per 100,000 population	6.08 per 100,000 population	Suriname
2020s	25.37 per 100,000 population	23.76 per 100,000 population	1.61 per 100,000 population	Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, Suriname or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 24.75 per 100,000 population against 22.26 per 100,000 population in Suriname as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Suriname and Uruguay?: 2.49 per 100,000 population, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Uruguay?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Suriname and Uruguay rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: Suriname ranks 7th and Uruguay ranks 5th 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).