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

0.18 per 100,000 population, with Switzerland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?

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.

Sweden vs Switzerland: Suicide mortality rate

Sweden

13.84 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Switzerland

14.02 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Sweden rank

36th

Switzerland rank

35th

Suicide mortality rate over time

Sweden
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 14.02 per 100,000 population against 13.84 per 100,000 population in Sweden, a difference of 0.18 per 100,000 population.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Switzerland ahead.

Sweden ranks 36th and Switzerland ranks 35th of 185 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sweden	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
2000s	15.2 per 100,000 population	19.02 per 100,000 population	3.83 per 100,000 population	Switzerland
2010s	14.7 per 100,000 population	14.59 per 100,000 population	0.116 per 100,000 population	Sweden
2020s	13.6 per 100,000 population	13.86 per 100,000 population	0.255 per 100,000 population	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, Sweden or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 14.02 per 100,000 population against 13.84 per 100,000 population in Sweden as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Sweden and Switzerland?: 0.18 per 100,000 population, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: Sweden ranks 36th and Switzerland ranks 35th 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).