Australia vs Mauritius: Male vs. female suicide rate
Australia
16.41 deaths per 100,000 population
in 2023
Mauritius
17.24 deaths per 100,000 population
in 2023
Australia rank
24th
Mauritius rank
21st
Male vs. female suicide rate over time
- Australia
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 17.24 deaths per 100,000 population against 16.41 deaths per 100,000 population in Australia, a difference of 0.83 deaths per 100,000 population.
That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 24th and Mauritius ranks 21st of 111 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.23 deaths per 100,000 population | 6.31 deaths per 100,000 population | 12.92 deaths per 100,000 population | Australia |
| 1970s | 16.89 deaths per 100,000 population | 9.3 deaths per 100,000 population | 7.6 deaths per 100,000 population | Australia |
| 1980s | 18.02 deaths per 100,000 population | 11.32 deaths per 100,000 population | 6.7 deaths per 100,000 population | Australia |
| 1990s | 19.86 deaths per 100,000 population | 19.69 deaths per 100,000 population | 0.1618 deaths per 100,000 population | Australia |
| 2000s | 16.3 deaths per 100,000 population | 14.18 deaths per 100,000 population | 2.12 deaths per 100,000 population | Australia |
| 2010s | 16.74 deaths per 100,000 population | 13.33 deaths per 100,000 population | 3.41 deaths per 100,000 population | Australia |
| 2020s | 16.98 deaths per 100,000 population | 16.04 deaths per 100,000 population | 0.9395 deaths per 100,000 population | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher male vs. female suicide rate, Australia or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 17.24 deaths per 100,000 population against 16.41 deaths per 100,000 population in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in male vs. female suicide rate between Australia and Mauritius?
- 0.83 deaths per 100,000 population, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Mauritius?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Mauritius rank globally for male vs. female suicide rate?
- Australia ranks 24th and Mauritius ranks 21st of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Male vs. female suicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported annual death rate from self-inflicted injuries per 100,000 people, based on the underlying cause listed on death certificates. To allow for comparisons between countries and over time, this metric is age-standardized.