South Korea vs Switzerland: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 20.8 per 100,000 people in South Korea and 9.3 per 100,000 people in Switzerland, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in South Korea, by 11.5 per 100,000 people, or 2.23 times that in Switzerland.
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deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 20.8 2017 | 25.6 | 14 of 195 |
| Switzerland | 9.3 2017 | 13.3 | 96 of 195 |
| World | 10 2017 | 11.7 |
What the numbers say
- South Korea has been higher since 1998, when it overtook Switzerland.
- In 2017, South Korea ranked 14 and Switzerland ranked 96 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
| Year | South Korea | Switzerland | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.8 | 9.3 | 10 |
| 2016 | 21.2 | 9.4 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 22.4 | 10 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 23.5 | 10.3 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 24.8 | 10.8 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 26 | 10.9 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 27.2 | 11.1 | 11 |
| 2010 | 27.8 | 11.6 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 27.6 | 12.3 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 26.6 | 12.7 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 25.6 | 13.3 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 24.7 | 13.8 | 12 |
| 2005 | 24.7 | 14.2 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 24 | 14.6 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 23 | 15.2 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 21.1 | 15.7 | 13 |
| 2001 | 19.6 | 15.8 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 18.5 | 16.3 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 17.7 | 16.1 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 17 | 16.8 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 15.2 | 17.1 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 14.1 | 17.4 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 12.9 | 18.6 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 11.9 | 19.9 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 11.1 | 20 | 16 |
| 1992 | 10.8 | 20.7 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 10.9 | 21.2 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 11 | 20.6 | 15.4 |
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