What is the difference in reported suicide rates by age between Sweden and Turkey?

0.49 deaths per 100,000 population, with Sweden ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Turkey?

15 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.

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.

Sweden vs Turkey: Reported suicide rates by age

Sweden

6.58 deaths per 100,000 population

in 2023

Turkey

6.09 deaths per 100,000 population

in 2023

Sweden rank

42nd

Turkey rank

43rd

Reported suicide rates by age over time

Sweden
Turkey

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 6.58 deaths per 100,000 population against 6.09 deaths per 100,000 population in Turkey, a difference of 0.49 deaths per 100,000 population.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Sweden ahead.

Sweden ranks 42nd and Turkey ranks 43rd of 110 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sweden	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
2000s	7.66 deaths per 100,000 population	1.56 deaths per 100,000 population	6.09 deaths per 100,000 population	Sweden
2010s	7.17 deaths per 100,000 population	3.11 deaths per 100,000 population	4.07 deaths per 100,000 population	Sweden
2020s	6.19 deaths per 100,000 population	5.95 deaths per 100,000 population	0.2432 deaths per 100,000 population	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported suicide rates by age, Sweden or Turkey?: Sweden, at 6.58 deaths per 100,000 population against 6.09 deaths per 100,000 population in Turkey as of 2023.
What is the difference in reported suicide rates by age between Sweden and Turkey?: 0.49 deaths per 100,000 population, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Turkey?: 15 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
How do Sweden and Turkey rank globally for reported suicide rates by age?: Sweden ranks 42nd and Turkey ranks 43rd 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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