Suicide mortality rate, by sex in Norway
Norway: Suicide mortality rate, by sex was 13.2 per 100,000 people in 2021. ▬ Flat
Suicide mortality rate, by sex in Norway, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for suicide mortality rate, by sex in Norway is 13.2 per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, by sex in Norway peaked at 13.2 per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.8 per 100,000 people, in 2010.
Norway ranks 44th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Suicide mortality rate, by sex in Norway, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.8 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2005 | 12.1 per 100,000 people | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 11.8 per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 11.9 per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 12.6 per 100,000 people | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 12.5 per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 13.2 per 100,000 people | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.45 per 100,000 people | 12.1 per 100,000 people | 12.8 per 100,000 people | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.1 per 100,000 people | 11.8 per 100,000 people | 12.6 per 100,000 people | 3 |
| 2020s | 12.85 per 100,000 people | 12.5 per 100,000 people | 13.2 per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 41 Poland 13.7 per 100,000 people compare
- 42 Czechia 13.3 per 100,000 people compare
- 42 Trinidad and Tobago 13.3 per 100,000 people compare
- 44 Eritrea 13.2 per 100,000 people compare
- 46 Australia 13.1 per 100,000 people compare
- 47 Australia and New Zealand 12.9 per 100,000 people compare
- 47 Germany 12.9 per 100,000 people compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.337 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,212 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -0.8288 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0344 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -0.6291 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.036 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, by sex in Norway?
- Suicide mortality rate, by sex in Norway was 13.2 per 100,000 people in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest suicide mortality rate, by sex recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2 per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, by sex recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8 per 100,000 people in 2010.
- How does Norway rank for suicide mortality rate, by sex?
- Norway ranks 44th out of 197 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, by sex rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Suicide mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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