China vs South Korea

China vs South Korea: Suicide rate

Suicide rate in 2017: 7.2 per 100,000 people in China and 20.8 per 100,000 people in South Korea, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in South Korea, by 13.6 per 100,000 people, or 2.89 times that in China.

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deaths per 100,000 people · IHME

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China vs South Korea: Suicide rateSuicide rate in 2017: 7.2 per 100,000 people in China and 20.8 per 100,000 people in South Korea, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in South Korea, by 13.6 per 100,000 people, or 2.89 times that in China.
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Latest figures

deaths per 100,000 people · IHME

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2017
China7.2 20179.7131 of 195
South Korea20.8 201725.614 of 195
World10 201711.7

What the numbers say

  • South Korea has been higher since 1999, when it overtook China.
  • In 2017, China ranked 131 and South Korea ranked 14 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017.

Every year

deaths per 100,000 people · IHME

YearChinaSouth KoreaWorld
20177.220.810
20167.321.210.1
20157.422.410.2
20147.523.510.3
20137.624.810.5
201282610.7
20118.427.211
20108.927.811.2
20099.127.611.4
20089.426.611.6
20079.725.611.7
200610.324.712
200511.124.712.5
200411.62412.6
200311.42312.8
200211.321.113
200112.319.613.4
200014.318.514.1
199915.817.714.5
199817.11714.7
199718.315.215.1
199619.414.115.4
199520.412.915.9
199420.811.916.1
199321.211.116
199221.310.815.8
199121.210.915.5
199020.91115.4

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Deaths by suicide in a year, per 100,000 people.
  • Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time