Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Sri Lanka: Suicide mortality rate, male
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
10.62 per 100,000 male population
in 2021
Sri Lanka
24.22 per 100,000 male population
in 2021
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
29th
Sri Lanka rank
28th
Suicide mortality rate, male over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 24.22 per 100,000 male population against 10.62 per 100,000 male population in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 13.6 per 100,000 male population.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 2.3 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Sri Lanka ranks 28th of 47 groups.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.34 per 100,000 male population | 43.62 per 100,000 male population | 35.28 per 100,000 male population | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 9.48 per 100,000 male population | 25.89 per 100,000 male population | 16.42 per 100,000 male population | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 10.35 per 100,000 male population | 22.22 per 100,000 male population | 11.87 per 100,000 male population | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher suicide mortality rate, male, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 24.22 per 100,000 male population against 10.62 per 100,000 male population in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2021.
- What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, male between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka?
- 13.6 per 100,000 male population, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka rank globally for suicide mortality rate, male?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Sri Lanka ranks 28th 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, male (per 100,000 male population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).