What is the difference in reported suicide rates by age between Belgium and Ukraine?

0.12 deaths per 100,000 population, with Belgium ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ukraine?

35 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2019.

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.

Belgium vs Ukraine: Reported suicide rates by age

Belgium

7.73 deaths per 100,000 population

in 2021

Ukraine

7.61 deaths per 100,000 population

in 2019

Belgium rank

31st

Ukraine rank

33rd

Reported suicide rates by age over time

Belgium
Ukraine

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 7.73 deaths per 100,000 population against 7.61 deaths per 100,000 population in Ukraine, a difference of 0.12 deaths per 100,000 population.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Ukraine ahead.

Belgium ranks 31st and Ukraine ranks 33rd of 110 countries.

Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
1980s	6.34 deaths per 100,000 population	6.95 deaths per 100,000 population	0.6105 deaths per 100,000 population	Ukraine
1990s	7.95 deaths per 100,000 population	10.24 deaths per 100,000 population	2.29 deaths per 100,000 population	Ukraine
2000s	7.88 deaths per 100,000 population	9.78 deaths per 100,000 population	1.91 deaths per 100,000 population	Ukraine
2010s	6.64 deaths per 100,000 population	9.54 deaths per 100,000 population	2.9 deaths per 100,000 population	Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported suicide rates by age, Belgium or Ukraine?: Belgium, at 7.73 deaths per 100,000 population against 7.61 deaths per 100,000 population in Ukraine as of 2021.
What is the difference in reported suicide rates by age between Belgium and Ukraine?: 0.12 deaths per 100,000 population, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ukraine?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2019.
How do Belgium and Ukraine rank globally for reported suicide rates by age?: Belgium ranks 31st and Ukraine ranks 33rd 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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