Age-standardized suicide rates in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Age-standardized suicide rates was 2.89 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Age-standardized suicide rates in Bangladesh, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age-standardized suicide rates in Bangladesh is 2.89, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized suicide rates in Bangladesh peaked at 5.22 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.89, in 2021.
That places Bangladesh 157th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Age-standardized suicide rates in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.22 | — |
| 2001 | 5.06 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 4.95 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 4.76 | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 4.49 | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 4.58 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 4.63 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 4.43 | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 4.25 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 4.18 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 3.98 | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 3.52 | -11.4% |
| 2012 | 3.31 | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 3.19 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 3.14 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 3.08 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 3.07 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 3.17 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 3.14 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 3.15 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 2.9 | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 2.89 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.66 | 4.18 | 5.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.27 | 3.07 | 3.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.89 | 2.89 | 2.9 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More health data for Bangladesh
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,153 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,062 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.1562 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.134 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.179 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1425 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized suicide rates in Bangladesh?
- Age-standardized suicide rates in Bangladesh was 2.89 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 5.22 in 2000.
- What is the lowest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.89 in 2021.
- How does Bangladesh rank for age-standardized suicide rates?
- Bangladesh ranks 157th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is age-standardized suicide rates rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.
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