What is the difference in reported suicide rates by age between Malta and Syria?

0.0904 deaths per 100,000 population, with Syria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Syria?

13 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2010.

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.

Malta vs Syria: Reported suicide rates by age

Malta

0 deaths per 100,000 population

in 2022

Syria

0.0904 deaths per 100,000 population

in 2010

Malta rank

95th

Syria rank

93rd

Reported suicide rates by age over time

Malta
Syria

How they compare

Syria currently reports 0.0904 deaths per 100,000 population against 0 deaths per 100,000 population in Malta, a difference of 0.0904 deaths per 100,000 population.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Syria ahead.

Malta ranks 95th and Syria ranks 93rd of 110 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Syria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0 deaths per 100,000 population	0.235 deaths per 100,000 population	0.235 deaths per 100,000 population	Syria
2000s	2.11 deaths per 100,000 population	0.2276 deaths per 100,000 population	1.88 deaths per 100,000 population	Malta
2010s	7.36 deaths per 100,000 population	0.0904 deaths per 100,000 population	7.27 deaths per 100,000 population	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported suicide rates by age, Malta or Syria?: Syria, at 0.0904 deaths per 100,000 population against 0 deaths per 100,000 population in Malta as of 2010.
What is the difference in reported suicide rates by age between Malta and Syria?: 0.0904 deaths per 100,000 population, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Syria?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2010.
How do Malta and Syria rank globally for reported suicide rates by age?: Malta ranks 95th and Syria ranks 93rd 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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