South Korea vs Sweden

South Korea vs Sweden: Suicide rate

Suicide rate in 2017: 20.8 per 100,000 people in South Korea and 11.1 per 100,000 people in Sweden, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in South Korea, by 9.7 per 100,000 people, or 1.88 times that in Sweden.

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deaths per 100,000 people · IHME

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South Korea vs Sweden: Suicide rateSuicide rate in 2017: 20.8 per 100,000 people in South Korea and 11.1 per 100,000 people in Sweden, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in South Korea, by 9.7 per 100,000 people, or 1.88 times that in Sweden.
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Latest figures

deaths per 100,000 people · IHME

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2017
South Korea20.8 201725.614 of 195
Sweden11.1 201712.165 of 195
World10 201711.7

What the numbers say

  • South Korea has been higher since 1997, when it overtook Sweden.
  • In 2017, South Korea ranked 14 and Sweden ranked 65 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

YearSouth KoreaSwedenWorld
201720.811.110
201621.211.310.1
201522.411.610.2
201423.511.710.3
201324.811.810.5
20122611.710.7
201127.211.711
201027.811.711.2
200927.612.111.4
200826.612.211.6
200725.612.111.7
200624.712.112
200524.712.312.5
20042412.712.6
20032312.312.8
200221.112.513
200119.612.813.4
200018.512.914.1
199917.713.414.5
19981713.714.7
199715.214.115.1
199614.114.815.4
199512.915.615.9
199411.915.816.1
199311.116.716
199210.81715.8
199110.91815.5
19901117.915.4

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