Costa Rica vs Malawi: Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate

Costa Rica
4.7
in 2021
Malawi
4.69
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
43rd
Malawi rank
44th

Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Malawi
02468200020102021

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 4.7 against 4.69 in Malawi, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Malawi ranks 44th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Malawi Difference Ahead
2000s 6.21 4.87 1.34 Costa Rica
2010s 5.35 5.19 0.1639 Costa Rica
2020s 3.99 4.87 0.88 Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher male-to-female ratio of suicide rate, Costa Rica or Malawi?
Costa Rica, at 4.7 against 4.69 in Malawi as of 2021.
What is the difference in male-to-female ratio of suicide rate between Costa Rica and Malawi?
0.01, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malawi?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and Malawi rank globally for male-to-female ratio of suicide rate?
Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Malawi ranks 44th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,242 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Age-standardized suicide rate of males divided by the age-standardized suicide rate of females.