Age-standardized suicide rates in Argentina
Argentina: Age-standardized suicide rates was 7.66 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Age-standardized suicide rates in Argentina, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 7.66 for age-standardized suicide rates in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized suicide rates in Argentina peaked at 10.35 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 7.66, in 2021.
Argentina ranks 99th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Age-standardized suicide rates in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.22 | — |
| 2001 | 10.35 | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 10.32 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 9.66 | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 8.67 | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 8.53 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 8.5 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 8.18 | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 8.56 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 8.33 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 8.4 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 8.5 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 9.1 | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 8.69 | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 9.41 | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 8.57 | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 8.18 | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 8.84 | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 9.13 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 9.07 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 7.84 | -13.5% |
| 2021 | 7.66 | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.03 | 8.18 | 10.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.79 | 8.18 | 9.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.75 | 7.66 | 7.84 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 96 El Salvador 7.82 compare
- 97 Kyrgyzstan 7.79 compare
- 98 Ireland 7.68 compare
- 100 Denmark 7.63 compare
- 101 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 7.61 compare
- 102 Slovakia 7.59 compare
More health data for Argentina
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6333 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,462 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 684 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 0.9511 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.335 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.9018 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6635 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized suicide rates in Argentina?
- Age-standardized suicide rates in Argentina was 7.66 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 10.35 in 2001.
- What is the lowest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.66 in 2021.
- How does Argentina rank for age-standardized suicide rates?
- Argentina ranks 99th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is age-standardized suicide rates rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Age-standardized suicide rates (per 100 000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).