Age-standardized suicide rates in Guatemala
Guatemala: Age-standardized suicide rates was 5.27 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Age-standardized suicide rates in Guatemala, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 5.27 for age-standardized suicide rates in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized suicide rates in Guatemala peaked at 12.66 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5.27, in 2021.
Guatemala ranks 124th 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 Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12 | — |
| 2001 | 12.66 | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 12.06 | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 12.03 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 12 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 11.02 | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 10.74 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 8.4 | -21.8% |
| 2008 | 8.19 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 7.53 | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 6.8 | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 5.57 | -18.1% |
| 2012 | 5.32 | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 5.58 | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 5.71 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 6 | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 6.06 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 6.31 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 6.1 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 6.33 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 5.69 | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 5.27 | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.66 | 7.53 | 12.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.98 | 5.32 | 6.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.48 | 5.27 | 5.69 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized suicide rates in Guatemala?
- Age-standardized suicide rates in Guatemala was 5.27 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 12.66 in 2001.
- What is the lowest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.27 in 2021.
- How does Guatemala rank for age-standardized suicide rates?
- Guatemala ranks 124th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is age-standardized suicide rates rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala 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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