Austria—Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000)
Category: HealthSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #33 of 185Series years: 2000–2021
Latest Value
14.5
2021
YoY Change
+3.6%
2020 → 2021
Global Rank
#33
of 185 countries
Maximum
19.8
2000
Minimum
14
2020
CAGR
-1.5%
22 years
Last
14.5
Previous
14
Highest
19.8
Lowest
14
Unit
per 100,000 population
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Austria's suicide rate was 14.5 in 2021, ranking #33 out of 185 countries. This represents a +3.6% change from 2020. Over the past 22 years, the highest recorded value was 19.8 (2000) and the lowest was 14 (2020). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Austria — Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000): 14.51 per 100,000 population for reference year 2021. Source: World Bank (World Development Indicators). Reference year does not establish final observed status; publisher vintage is not verified here.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14.5 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 14 | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 14.6 | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 15.7 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 15.5 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 15.6 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 16.1 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 16.6 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 16.1 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 16.2 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 16.3 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 16.1 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 15.8 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 15.7 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 16 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 16.3 | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 17.2 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 17.4 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 18 | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 19.4 | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 18.5 | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 19.8 |
Top Countries — Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesotho | 28.7 | 2021 |
| 2 | Korea, Rep. | 27.5 | 2021 |
| 3 | Eswatini | 27.2 | 2021 |
| 4 | Guyana | 24.8 | 2021 |
| 5 | Uruguay | 24.8 | 2021 |
| 6 | South Africa | 22.3 | 2021 |
| 7 | Suriname | 22.3 | 2021 |
| 8 | Lithuania | 22.1 | 2021 |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 21.4 | 2021 |
| 10 | Ukraine | 21.2 | 2021 |
About This Indicator
Definition
Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).
Methodology
Data compiled by World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), uri: https://www.who.int/data/gho.
Unit
per 100,000 population