Australia vs India: Suicide rate, by age
Australia
16.29 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
India
16.17 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Australia rank
36th
India rank
37th
Suicide rate, by age over time
- Australia
- India
How they compare
Australia currently reports 16.29 deaths per 100,000 people against 16.17 deaths per 100,000 people in India, a difference of 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was India ahead.
Australia ranks 36th and India ranks 37th of 194 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 31.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.36 deaths per 100,000 people | India |
| 2010s | 14.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 24.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.3 deaths per 100,000 people | India |
| 2020s | 16.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9389 deaths per 100,000 people | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher suicide rate, by age, Australia or India?
- Australia, at 16.29 deaths per 100,000 people against 16.17 deaths per 100,000 people in India as of 2021.
- What is the difference in suicide rate, by age between Australia and India?
- 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and India?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Australia and India rank globally for suicide rate, by age?
- Australia ranks 36th and India ranks 37th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Suicide rate, by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from self-harm among both sexes aged 20-24 year olds, per 100,000 people.