Greece vs Papua New Guinea: Suicide rate, by age
Greece
2.38 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
2.62 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Greece rank
174th
Papua New Guinea rank
171st
Suicide rate, by age over time
- Greece
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 2.62 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.38 deaths per 100,000 people in Greece, a difference of 0.24 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 174th and Papua New Guinea ranks 171st of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1353 deaths per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 3.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9541 deaths per 100,000 people | Greece |
| 2020s | 2.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0946 deaths per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher suicide rate, by age, Greece or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 2.62 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.38 deaths per 100,000 people in Greece as of 2021.
- What is the difference in suicide rate, by age between Greece and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.24 deaths per 100,000 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Papua New Guinea?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Greece and Papua New Guinea rank globally for suicide rate, by age?
- Greece ranks 174th and Papua New Guinea ranks 171st 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.