Age-standardized suicide rates in Belarus
Belarus: Age-standardized suicide rates was 11.68 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Age-standardized suicide rates in Belarus, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 11.68 for age-standardized suicide rates in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 59.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized suicide rates in Belarus peaked at 35.59 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 11.68, in 2021.
That places Belarus 50th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.4 | — |
| 2001 | 35.02 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 35.59 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 35.14 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 34.91 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 34.89 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 31.97 | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 28.71 | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 30.39 | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 30.47 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 28.68 | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 28.79 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 23.61 | -18.0% |
| 2013 | 21.08 | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 19.54 | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 17.83 | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 17.01 | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 15.34 | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 15.1 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 14.03 | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 12.46 | -11.2% |
| 2021 | 11.68 | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.25 | 28.71 | 35.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.1 | 14.03 | 28.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.07 | 11.68 | 12.46 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized suicide rates in Belarus?
- Age-standardized suicide rates in Belarus was 11.68 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 35.59 in 2002.
- What is the lowest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.68 in 2021.
- How does Belarus rank for age-standardized suicide rates?
- Belarus ranks 50th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is age-standardized suicide rates rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus 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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