Age-standardized suicide rates in Gabon
Gabon: Age-standardized suicide rates was 10.49 in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
10.49
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
66th
of 184 countries
All-time high
14.38
in 2014
All-time low
10.49
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Age-standardized suicide rates in Gabon, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 10.49 for age-standardized suicide rates in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized suicide rates in Gabon peaked at 14.38 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 10.49, in 2021.
Gabon ranks 66th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Age-standardized suicide rates in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.66 | — |
| 2001 | 13.27 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 12.53 | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 12.37 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 12.19 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 13.33 | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 13.65 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 12.74 | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 12.89 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 13.49 | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 13.41 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 13.47 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 12.97 | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 12.94 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 14.38 | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 14.17 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 13.76 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 13.48 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 13.44 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 12.89 | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 10.9 | -15.4% |
| 2021 | 10.49 | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.01 | 12.19 | 13.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.49 | 12.89 | 14.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.7 | 10.49 | 10.9 | 2 |
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More health data for Gabon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9749 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8193 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 750.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 711 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0222 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0191 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized suicide rates in Gabon?
- Age-standardized suicide rates in Gabon was 10.49 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 14.38 in 2014.
- What is the lowest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.49 in 2021.
- How does Gabon rank for age-standardized suicide rates?
- Gabon ranks 66th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is age-standardized suicide rates rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Gabon 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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