Age-standardized suicide rates (per 100 000 population) in Guyana
Guyana: Age-standardized suicide rates was 26.3 in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
26.3
Change on year
down 16.9%
World rank
3rd
of 184 countries
All-time high
36.29
in 2016
All-time low
26.3
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Age-standardized suicide rates in Guyana, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, age-standardized suicide rates in Guyana stood at 26.3. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.9% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized suicide rates in Guyana peaked at 36.29 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 26.3, in 2021.
Guyana ranks 3rd of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Age-standardized suicide rates in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.97 | — |
| 2001 | 34.76 | +12.2% |
| 2002 | 33.87 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 33.01 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 31.36 | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 30.45 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 30.31 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 30.21 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 29.48 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 31.41 | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 31.41 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 31.6 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 33 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 35.53 | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 35.94 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 35.57 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 36.29 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 34.07 | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 30.97 | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 29.36 | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 31.64 | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 26.3 | -16.9% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 26.3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.88, 3.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 26.3 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.12, 5.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.58 | 29.48 | 34.76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.37 | 29.36 | 36.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.97 | 26.3 | 31.64 | 2 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4509 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,225 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 62 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0477 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized suicide rates in Guyana?
- Age-standardized suicide rates in Guyana was 26.3 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 36.29 in 2016.
- What is the lowest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.3 in 2021.
- How does Guyana rank for age-standardized suicide rates?
- Guyana ranks 3rd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is age-standardized suicide rates rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guyana 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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