Age-standardized suicide rates in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Age-standardized suicide rates was 4.35 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Age-standardized suicide rates in Dominican Republic, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age-standardized suicide rates in Dominican Republic is 4.35, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized suicide rates in Dominican Republic peaked at 6.9 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.35, in 2021.
That places Dominican Republic 139th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Age-standardized suicide rates in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.17 | — |
| 2001 | 4.91 | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 4.74 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 4.72 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 4.89 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 5.17 | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 5.09 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 4.95 | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 4.92 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 4.9 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 4.74 | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 4.76 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 5.38 | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 5.74 | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 6.53 | +13.8% |
| 2015 | 6.73 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 6.56 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 6.9 | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 6.41 | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 5.99 | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 4.41 | -26.4% |
| 2021 | 4.35 | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.95 | 4.72 | 5.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.97 | 4.74 | 6.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.38 | 4.35 | 4.41 | 2 |
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More health data for Dominican Republic
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5233 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 598 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.6231 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1285 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.6299 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1335 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized suicide rates in Dominican Republic?
- Age-standardized suicide rates in Dominican Republic was 4.35 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9 in 2017.
- What is the lowest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.35 in 2021.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for age-standardized suicide rates?
- Dominican Republic ranks 139th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is age-standardized suicide rates rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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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