Latin America & Caribbean vs United States: Suicide mortality rate, male
Latin America & Caribbean
10.86 per 100,000 male population
in 2021
United States
24.69 per 100,000 male population
in 2021
Latin America & Caribbean rank
25th
United States rank
25th
Suicide mortality rate, male over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 24.69 per 100,000 male population against 10.86 per 100,000 male population in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 13.83 per 100,000 male population.
That makes United States's figure about 2.3 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 25th and United States ranks 25th 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 | 8.86 per 100,000 male population | 18.9 per 100,000 male population | 10.04 per 100,000 male population | United States |
| 2010s | 9.88 per 100,000 male population | 22.08 per 100,000 male population | 12.2 per 100,000 male population | United States |
| 2020s | 10.61 per 100,000 male population | 24.14 per 100,000 male population | 13.53 per 100,000 male population | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher suicide mortality rate, male, Latin America & Caribbean or United States?
- United States, at 24.69 per 100,000 male population against 10.86 per 100,000 male population in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2021.
- What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, male between Latin America & Caribbean and United States?
- 13.83 per 100,000 male 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, male?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 25th and United States ranks 25th 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).