Barbados vs Papua New Guinea: Suicide rate, by age
Barbados
2.51 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
2.62 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Barbados rank
173rd
Papua New Guinea rank
171st
Suicide rate, by age over time
- Barbados
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 2.62 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.51 deaths per 100,000 people in Barbados, a difference of 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 173rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 171st of 194 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.78 deaths per 100,000 people | Barbados |
| 2010s | 3.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9823 deaths per 100,000 people | Barbados |
| 2020s | 2.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1319 deaths per 100,000 people | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher suicide rate, by age, Barbados or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 2.62 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.51 deaths per 100,000 people in Barbados as of 2021.
- What is the difference in suicide rate, by age between Barbados and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Papua New Guinea?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Barbados and Papua New Guinea rank globally for suicide rate, by age?
- Barbados ranks 173rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 171st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) β 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.