Age-standardized suicide rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Age-standardized suicide rates was 5.67 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Age-standardized suicide rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 5.67 for age-standardized suicide rates in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 10.7% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized suicide rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 9.92 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.67, in 2021.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 119th 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.92 | — |
| 2001 | 9.6 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 9.46 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 9.1 | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 8.83 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 9.01 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 8.76 | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 9.26 | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 8.55 | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 8.38 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 8.06 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 8.01 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 7.69 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 7.82 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 7.58 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 7.77 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 7.67 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 7.54 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 7.35 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 7.68 | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 6.35 | -17.3% |
| 2021 | 5.67 | -10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.09 | 8.38 | 9.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.72 | 7.35 | 8.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.01 | 5.67 | 6.35 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized suicide rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Age-standardized suicide rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 5.67 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 9.92 in 2000.
- What is the lowest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.67 in 2021.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for age-standardized suicide rates?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 119th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is age-standardized suicide rates rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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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