What is the difference in reported suicide rates among young men between Belgium and Nicaragua?

0.07 deaths per 100,000 population, with Belgium ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Nicaragua?

17 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Reported suicide rates among young men. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Nicaragua: Reported suicide rates among young men

Belgium

9.92 deaths per 100,000 population

in 2021

Nicaragua

9.85 deaths per 100,000 population

in 2022

Belgium rank

29th

Nicaragua rank

30th

Reported suicide rates among young men over time

Belgium
Nicaragua

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 9.92 deaths per 100,000 population against 9.85 deaths per 100,000 population in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 100,000 population.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Belgium ranks 29th and Nicaragua ranks 30th of 110 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
2000s	9.5 deaths per 100,000 population	10.98 deaths per 100,000 population	1.48 deaths per 100,000 population	Nicaragua
2010s	9.1 deaths per 100,000 population	8.95 deaths per 100,000 population	0.1578 deaths per 100,000 population	Belgium
2020s	8.16 deaths per 100,000 population	7.52 deaths per 100,000 population	0.6393 deaths per 100,000 population	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported suicide rates among young men, Belgium or Nicaragua?: Belgium, at 9.92 deaths per 100,000 population against 9.85 deaths per 100,000 population in Nicaragua as of 2021.
What is the difference in reported suicide rates among young men between Belgium and Nicaragua?: 0.07 deaths per 100,000 population, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Nicaragua?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2021.
How do Belgium and Nicaragua rank globally for reported suicide rates among young men?: Belgium ranks 29th and Nicaragua ranks 30th of 110 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Reported suicide rates among young men. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Reported suicide rates among young men
Unit: deaths per 100,000 population
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 110 places, 4,766 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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