What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between United States and Vanuatu?

0.1 per 100,000 population, with Vanuatu ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Vanuatu?

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.

United States vs Vanuatu: Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population)

United States

15.63 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Vanuatu

15.73 per 100,000 population

in 2021

United States rank

24th

Vanuatu rank

22nd

Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) over time

United States
Vanuatu

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 15.73 per 100,000 population against 15.63 per 100,000 population in United States, a difference of 0.1 per 100,000 population.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.

United States ranks 24th and Vanuatu ranks 22nd of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	United States	Vanuatu	Difference	Ahead
2000s	11.98 per 100,000 population	17.2 per 100,000 population	5.22 per 100,000 population	Vanuatu
2010s	14.29 per 100,000 population	16.57 per 100,000 population	2.28 per 100,000 population	Vanuatu
2020s	15.3 per 100,000 population	15.54 per 100,000 population	0.24 per 100,000 population	Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, United States or Vanuatu?: Vanuatu, at 15.73 per 100,000 population against 15.63 per 100,000 population in United States as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between United States and Vanuatu?: 0.1 per 100,000 population, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Vanuatu?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do United States and Vanuatu rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: United States ranks 24th and Vanuatu ranks 22nd 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: 29 October 2026

Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).