Finland vs Norway

Finland vs Norway: Suicide rate

Suicide rate in 2017: 12.9 per 100,000 people in Finland and 9.3 per 100,000 people in Norway, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Finland, by 3.7 per 100,000 people, or 1.4 times that in Norway.

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Change since 1990, deaths per 100,000 people · IHME

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Finland vs Norway: Suicide rateSuicide rate in 2017: 12.9 per 100,000 people in Finland and 9.3 per 100,000 people in Norway, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Finland, by 3.7 per 100,000 people, or 1.4 times that in Norway.
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Latest figures

deaths per 100,000 people · IHME

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2017
Finland12.9 201717.443 of 195
Norway9.3 201710.697 of 195
World10 201711.7

What the numbers say

  • Finland has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
  • In 2017, Finland ranked 43 and Norway ranked 97 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

YearFinlandNorwayWorld
201712.99.310
201612.79.210.1
201512.69.310.2
201413.49.710.3
201314.210.110.5
201214.71010.7
201115.310.811
201016.210.911.2
200916.81111.4
200817.110.811.6
200717.410.611.7
200617.210.912
200517.711.312.5
200418.411.512.6
200318.411.612.8
200218.911.913
200120.112.313.4
200021.212.614.1
199921.512.414.5
199821.812.514.7
199722.612.215.1
19962312.415.4
199523.813.115.9
199423.813.316.1
199324.713.816
199225.614.515.8
199126.414.815.5
1990271515.4

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