Latin America & Caribbean vs United States: Suicide mortality rate, female

Latin America & Caribbean
3.02 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
United States
6.47 per 100,000 female population
in 2021
Latin America & Caribbean rank
38th
United States rank
36th

Suicide mortality rate, female over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • United States
234567200020102021

How they compare

United States currently reports 6.47 per 100,000 female population against 3.02 per 100,000 female population in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 3.45 per 100,000 female population.

That makes United States's figure about 2.1 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 38th and United States ranks 36th of 47 groups.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean United States Difference Ahead
2000s 2.44 per 100,000 female population 5.13 per 100,000 female population 2.69 per 100,000 female population United States
2010s 2.67 per 100,000 female population 6.46 per 100,000 female population 3.8 per 100,000 female population United States
2020s 2.91 per 100,000 female population 6.34 per 100,000 female population 3.43 per 100,000 female population United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, female, Latin America & Caribbean or United States?
United States, at 6.47 per 100,000 female population against 3.02 per 100,000 female population in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, female between Latin America & Caribbean and United States?
3.45 per 100,000 female population, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and United States?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and United States rank globally for suicide mortality rate, female?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 38th and United States ranks 36th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population)
Unit
per 100,000 female population
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,104 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).