What is the difference in reported suicide rates by age between French Guiana and Suriname?

0.27 deaths per 100,000 population, with Suriname ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and Suriname?

20 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2014.

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.

French Guiana vs Suriname: Reported suicide rates by age

French Guiana

11.75 deaths per 100,000 population

in 2016

Suriname

12.02 deaths per 100,000 population

in 2014

French Guiana rank

9th

Suriname rank

7th

Reported suicide rates by age over time

French Guiana
Suriname

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 12.02 deaths per 100,000 population against 11.75 deaths per 100,000 population in French Guiana, a difference of 0.27 deaths per 100,000 population.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Suriname ahead.

French Guiana ranks 9th and Suriname ranks 7th of 110 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	French Guiana	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1970s	2.65 deaths per 100,000 population	13.06 deaths per 100,000 population	10.41 deaths per 100,000 population	Suriname
2000s	9.38 deaths per 100,000 population	15.24 deaths per 100,000 population	5.86 deaths per 100,000 population	Suriname
2010s	19.4 deaths per 100,000 population	21.67 deaths per 100,000 population	2.27 deaths per 100,000 population	Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported suicide rates by age, French Guiana or Suriname?: Suriname, at 12.02 deaths per 100,000 population against 11.75 deaths per 100,000 population in French Guiana as of 2014.
What is the difference in reported suicide rates by age between French Guiana and Suriname?: 0.27 deaths per 100,000 population, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and Suriname?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2014.
How do French Guiana and Suriname rank globally for reported suicide rates by age?: French Guiana ranks 9th and Suriname ranks 7th 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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