Age-standardized suicide rates in Bhutan
Bhutan: Age-standardized suicide rates was 5.09 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Age-standardized suicide rates in Bhutan, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 5.09 for age-standardized suicide rates in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized suicide rates in Bhutan peaked at 7.5 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.09, in 2021.
Bhutan ranks 128th 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 Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.5 | — |
| 2001 | 7.42 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 7.14 | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 7.28 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 7.09 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 6.91 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 6.77 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 6.55 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 6.39 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 6.16 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 5.88 | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 5.76 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 5.79 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 5.88 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 5.92 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 5.76 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 5.65 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 5.71 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 5.38 | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 5.14 | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 5.31 | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 5.09 | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.92 | 6.16 | 7.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.69 | 5.14 | 5.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2 | 5.09 | 5.31 | 2 |
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- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.396 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized suicide rates in Bhutan?
- Age-standardized suicide rates in Bhutan was 5.09 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5 in 2000.
- What is the lowest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.09 in 2021.
- How does Bhutan rank for age-standardized suicide rates?
- Bhutan ranks 128th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is age-standardized suicide rates rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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