What is the difference in reported suicide rates among young women between Iceland and Nicaragua?

0.38 deaths per 100,000 population, with Iceland ahead.

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

18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.

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 women. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iceland vs Nicaragua: Reported suicide rates among young women

Iceland

8.88 deaths per 100,000 population

in 2022

Nicaragua

8.5 deaths per 100,000 population

in 2022

Iceland rank

11th

Nicaragua rank

12th

Reported suicide rates among young women over time

Iceland
Nicaragua

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 8.88 deaths per 100,000 population against 8.5 deaths per 100,000 population in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.38 deaths per 100,000 population.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Iceland ranks 11th and Nicaragua ranks 12th of 110 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0 deaths per 100,000 population	9.61 deaths per 100,000 population	9.61 deaths per 100,000 population	Nicaragua
2010s	2.73 deaths per 100,000 population	7.48 deaths per 100,000 population	4.75 deaths per 100,000 population	Nicaragua
2020s	6.03 deaths per 100,000 population	7.63 deaths per 100,000 population	1.6 deaths per 100,000 population	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported suicide rates among young women, Iceland or Nicaragua?: Iceland, at 8.88 deaths per 100,000 population against 8.5 deaths per 100,000 population in Nicaragua as of 2022.
What is the difference in reported suicide rates among young women between Iceland and Nicaragua?: 0.38 deaths per 100,000 population, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Nicaragua?: 18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Iceland and Nicaragua rank globally for reported suicide rates among young women?: Iceland ranks 11th and Nicaragua ranks 12th 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 women. 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 women
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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