What is male vs. female suicide rate in Norway?

Male vs. female suicide rate in Norway was 14.14 deaths per 100,000 population in 2016, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest male vs. female suicide rate recorded in Norway?

The highest recorded value was 22.8 deaths per 100,000 population in 1988.

What is the lowest male vs. female suicide rate recorded in Norway?

The lowest recorded value was 9.59 deaths per 100,000 population in 1951.

How does Norway rank for male vs. female suicide rate?

Norway ranks 35th out of 111 countries with data for 2016.

Is male vs. female suicide rate rising or falling in Norway?

Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Norway data come from?

The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Male vs. female suicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Male vs. female suicide rate in Norway

Name: Male vs. female suicide rate in Norway
Creator: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Norway: Male vs. female suicide rate was 14.14 deaths per 100,000 population in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)

14.14 deaths per 100,000 population

Change on year

up 7.3%

World rank

35th

of 111 countries

All-time high

22.8 deaths per 100,000 population

in 1988

All-time low

9.59 deaths per 100,000 population

in 1951

Years of data

1951–2016

Male vs. female suicide rate in Norway, 1951–2016

Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 population.

Analysis

The most recent figure for male vs. female suicide rate in Norway is 14.14 deaths per 100,000 population, measured in 2016.

The figure is up 7.3% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, male vs. female suicide rate in Norway peaked at 22.8 deaths per 100,000 population in 1988 and was at its lowest, 9.59 deaths per 100,000 population, in 1951.

That places Norway 35th out of 111 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Male vs. female suicide rate in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Male vs. female suicide rate in Norway, 1951 to 2016.
Year	deaths per 100,000 population	Change
1951	9.59 deaths per 100,000 population	—
1952	9.67 deaths per 100,000 population	+0.9%
1953	10.27 deaths per 100,000 population	+6.1%
1954	11.48 deaths per 100,000 population	+11.8%
1955	10.91 deaths per 100,000 population	-4.9%
1956	11.02 deaths per 100,000 population	+1.0%
1957	10.88 deaths per 100,000 population	-1.2%
1958	10.89 deaths per 100,000 population	+0.0%
1959	10.94 deaths per 100,000 population	+0.5%
1960	9.92 deaths per 100,000 population	-9.3%
1961	10.12 deaths per 100,000 population	+2.0%
1962	11.84 deaths per 100,000 population	+16.9%
1963	10.94 deaths per 100,000 population	-7.6%
1964	10.57 deaths per 100,000 population	-3.4%
1965	11.26 deaths per 100,000 population	+6.5%
1966	9.92 deaths per 100,000 population	-11.9%
1967	9.68 deaths per 100,000 population	-2.4%
1968	11.62 deaths per 100,000 population	+20.1%
1969	12.23 deaths per 100,000 population	+5.2%
1970	11.31 deaths per 100,000 population	-7.5%
1971	11.7 deaths per 100,000 population	+3.4%
1972	12.3 deaths per 100,000 population	+5.2%
1973	12.6 deaths per 100,000 population	+2.4%
1974	15.68 deaths per 100,000 population	+24.4%
1975	13.58 deaths per 100,000 population	-13.4%
1976	15.17 deaths per 100,000 population	+11.7%
1977	16.34 deaths per 100,000 population	+7.7%
1978	16.51 deaths per 100,000 population	+1.0%
1979	16.31 deaths per 100,000 population	-1.2%
1980	17.2 deaths per 100,000 population	+5.5%
1981	18.21 deaths per 100,000 population	+5.9%
1982	19.63 deaths per 100,000 population	+7.8%
1983	20.03 deaths per 100,000 population	+2.0%
1984	20.25 deaths per 100,000 population	+1.1%
1985	19.72 deaths per 100,000 population	-2.6%
1986	19.11 deaths per 100,000 population	-3.1%
1987	21.48 deaths per 100,000 population	+12.4%
1988	22.8 deaths per 100,000 population	+6.2%
1989	21 deaths per 100,000 population	-7.9%
1990	21.07 deaths per 100,000 population	+0.4%
1991	21.73 deaths per 100,000 population	+3.1%
1992	19.27 deaths per 100,000 population	-11.3%
1993	19.01 deaths per 100,000 population	-1.4%
1994	16.55 deaths per 100,000 population	-12.9%
1995	17.49 deaths per 100,000 population	+5.7%
1996	16.33 deaths per 100,000 population	-6.7%
1997	16.12 deaths per 100,000 population	-1.2%
1998	17.13 deaths per 100,000 population	+6.3%
1999	18.41 deaths per 100,000 population	+7.5%
2000	17.47 deaths per 100,000 population	-5.1%
2001	16.89 deaths per 100,000 population	-3.3%
2002	14.74 deaths per 100,000 population	-12.7%
2003	15.48 deaths per 100,000 population	+5.1%
2004	14.72 deaths per 100,000 population	-4.9%
2005	14.75 deaths per 100,000 population	+0.2%
2006	15.68 deaths per 100,000 population	+6.3%
2007	13.18 deaths per 100,000 population	-16.0%
2008	13.3 deaths per 100,000 population	+0.9%
2009	15.3 deaths per 100,000 population	+15.1%
2010	14.25 deaths per 100,000 population	-6.9%
2011	15.77 deaths per 100,000 population	+10.7%
2012	13.11 deaths per 100,000 population	-16.9%
2013	13.07 deaths per 100,000 population	-0.3%
2014	13.57 deaths per 100,000 population	+3.8%
2015	13.17 deaths per 100,000 population	-3.0%
2016	14.14 deaths per 100,000 population	+7.3%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	10.63 deaths per 100,000 population	9.59 deaths per 100,000 population	11.48 deaths per 100,000 population	9
1960s	10.81 deaths per 100,000 population	9.68 deaths per 100,000 population	12.23 deaths per 100,000 population	10
1970s	14.15 deaths per 100,000 population	11.31 deaths per 100,000 population	16.51 deaths per 100,000 population	10
1980s	19.94 deaths per 100,000 population	17.2 deaths per 100,000 population	22.8 deaths per 100,000 population	10
1990s	18.31 deaths per 100,000 population	16.12 deaths per 100,000 population	21.73 deaths per 100,000 population	10
2000s	15.15 deaths per 100,000 population	13.18 deaths per 100,000 population	17.47 deaths per 100,000 population	10
2010s	13.87 deaths per 100,000 population	13.07 deaths per 100,000 population	15.77 deaths per 100,000 population	7

Countries ranked near Norway

32 Thailand 14.72 deaths per 100,000 population compare
33 Sweden 14.55 deaths per 100,000 population compare
34 Kazakhstan 14.54 deaths per 100,000 population compare
36 Seychelles 13.71 deaths per 100,000 population compare
37 Trinidad and Tobago 13.14 deaths per 100,000 population compare
38 Costa Rica 13.1 deaths per 100,000 population compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is male vs. female suicide rate in Norway?: Male vs. female suicide rate in Norway was 14.14 deaths per 100,000 population in 2016, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest male vs. female suicide rate recorded in Norway?: The highest recorded value was 22.8 deaths per 100,000 population in 1988.
What is the lowest male vs. female suicide rate recorded in Norway?: The lowest recorded value was 9.59 deaths per 100,000 population in 1951.
How does Norway rank for male vs. female suicide rate?: Norway ranks 35th out of 111 countries with data for 2016.
Is male vs. female suicide rate rising or falling in Norway?: Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Norway data come from?: The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Male vs. female suicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Male vs. female suicide rate
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: 111 places, 4,803 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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