What is the difference in reported suicide rates by age between Iceland and Reunion?

0.17 deaths per 100,000 population, with Reunion ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Reunion?

16 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2016.

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.

Iceland vs Reunion: Reported suicide rates by age

Iceland

8.64 deaths per 100,000 population

in 2022

Reunion

8.81 deaths per 100,000 population

in 2016

Iceland rank

23rd

Reunion rank

22nd

Reported suicide rates by age over time

Iceland
Reunion

How they compare

Reunion currently reports 8.81 deaths per 100,000 population against 8.64 deaths per 100,000 population in Iceland, a difference of 0.17 deaths per 100,000 population.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 23rd and Reunion ranks 22nd of 110 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Reunion in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Reunion	Difference	Ahead
2000s	7.07 deaths per 100,000 population	7.17 deaths per 100,000 population	0.099 deaths per 100,000 population	Reunion
2010s	11.41 deaths per 100,000 population	6.95 deaths per 100,000 population	4.46 deaths per 100,000 population	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported suicide rates by age, Iceland or Reunion?: Reunion, at 8.81 deaths per 100,000 population against 8.64 deaths per 100,000 population in Iceland as of 2016.
What is the difference in reported suicide rates by age between Iceland and Reunion?: 0.17 deaths per 100,000 population, with Reunion ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Reunion?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2016.
How do Iceland and Reunion rank globally for reported suicide rates by age?: Iceland ranks 23rd and Reunion ranks 22nd 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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