Sweden vs Switzerland: Suicide rates by age who mdb

Sweden
6.58
in 2023
Switzerland
6.77
in 2023
Sweden rank
40th
Switzerland rank
39th

Suicide rates by age who mdb over time

  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
2.557.51012.515195119872023

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 6.77 against 6.58 in Sweden, a difference of 0.19.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Switzerland ahead.

Sweden ranks 40th and Switzerland ranks 39th of 110 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden Switzerland Difference Ahead
1950s 4.36 10.92 6.56 Switzerland
1960s 5.7 8.75 3.05 Switzerland
1970s 7.49 10.94 3.45 Switzerland
1980s 6.22 11.73 5.51 Switzerland
1990s 6.29 9.09 2.81 Switzerland
2000s 6.97 8.06 1.1 Switzerland
2010s 7.17 6.49 0.6843 Sweden
2020s 6.19 6.86 0.6658 Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide rates by age who mdb, Sweden or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 6.77 against 6.58 in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in suicide rates by age who mdb between Sweden and Switzerland?
0.19, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for suicide rates by age who mdb?
Sweden ranks 40th and Switzerland ranks 39th of 110 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Suicide rates by age who mdb. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Suicide rates by age who mdb
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
110 places, 4,805 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed