Age-standardized suicide rates in Eswatini
Eswatini: Age-standardized suicide rates was 31.77 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
31.77
Change on year
up 9.2%
World rank
2nd
of 184 countries
All-time high
35.51
in 2018
All-time low
19.01
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Age-standardized suicide rates in Eswatini, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, age-standardized suicide rates in Eswatini stood at 31.77.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized suicide rates in Eswatini peaked at 35.51 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 19.01, in 2000.
Eswatini ranks 2nd of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Age-standardized suicide rates in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.01 | — |
| 2001 | 20.69 | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 22.24 | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 23.47 | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 24.06 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 24.45 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 25.03 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 25.52 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 26.12 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 25.47 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 35.49 | +39.3% |
| 2011 | 25.32 | -28.7% |
| 2012 | 25.85 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 26.73 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 28.03 | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 30.05 | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 31.91 | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 34.9 | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 35.51 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 33.26 | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 29.09 | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 31.77 | +9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.61 | 19.01 | 26.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.7 | 25.32 | 35.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.43 | 29.09 | 31.77 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized suicide rates in Eswatini?
- Age-standardized suicide rates in Eswatini was 31.77 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 35.51 in 2018.
- What is the lowest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.01 in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for age-standardized suicide rates?
- Eswatini ranks 2nd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is age-standardized suicide rates rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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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