El Salvador vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Suicide rate, by age

El Salvador
8.73 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Iran, Islamic Republic of
8.94 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
El Salvador rank
71st
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
70th

Suicide rate, by age over time

  • El Salvador
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
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How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 8.94 deaths per 100,000 people against 8.73 deaths per 100,000 people in El Salvador, a difference of 0.21 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 71st and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 70th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Iran, Islamic Republic of Difference Ahead
2000s 16.04 deaths per 100,000 people 9.21 deaths per 100,000 people 6.82 deaths per 100,000 people El Salvador
2010s 9.98 deaths per 100,000 people 8.93 deaths per 100,000 people 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people El Salvador
2020s 8.79 deaths per 100,000 people 8.66 deaths per 100,000 people 0.1268 deaths per 100,000 people El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide rate, by age, El Salvador or Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 8.94 deaths per 100,000 people against 8.73 deaths per 100,000 people in El Salvador as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide rate, by age between El Salvador and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
0.21 deaths per 100,000 people, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do El Salvador and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for suicide rate, by age?
El Salvador ranks 71st and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 70th 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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Indicator
Suicide rate, by age
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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Estimated number of deaths from self-harm among both sexes aged 20-24 year olds, per 100,000 people.