What is the difference in reported suicide rates by age between Australia and Nicaragua?

0.31 deaths per 100,000 population, with Nicaragua ahead.

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

17 years are reported by both, from 2006 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 by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Nicaragua: Reported suicide rates by age

Australia

8.89 deaths per 100,000 population

in 2023

Nicaragua

9.2 deaths per 100,000 population

in 2022

Australia rank

20th

Nicaragua rank

18th

Reported suicide rates by age over time

Australia
Nicaragua

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 9.2 deaths per 100,000 population against 8.89 deaths per 100,000 population in Australia, a difference of 0.31 deaths per 100,000 population.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 20th and Nicaragua ranks 18th of 110 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
2000s	7.38 deaths per 100,000 population	9.73 deaths per 100,000 population	2.35 deaths per 100,000 population	Nicaragua
2010s	9.93 deaths per 100,000 population	8.24 deaths per 100,000 population	1.69 deaths per 100,000 population	Australia
2020s	10.27 deaths per 100,000 population	7.98 deaths per 100,000 population	2.29 deaths per 100,000 population	Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported suicide rates by age, Australia or Nicaragua?: Nicaragua, at 9.2 deaths per 100,000 population against 8.89 deaths per 100,000 population in Australia as of 2022.
What is the difference in reported suicide rates by age between Australia and Nicaragua?: 0.31 deaths per 100,000 population, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Nicaragua?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.
How do Australia and Nicaragua rank globally for reported suicide rates by age?: Australia ranks 20th and Nicaragua ranks 18th 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 by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Reported suicide rates by age
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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