Age-standardized suicide rates in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Age-standardized suicide rates was 2.14 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Age-standardized suicide rates in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, age-standardized suicide rates in Papua New Guinea stood at 2.14.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized suicide rates in Papua New Guinea peaked at 2.44 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.06, in 2020.
That places Papua New Guinea 164th 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.25 | — |
| 2001 | 2.2 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 2.23 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 2.15 | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 2.14 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 2.15 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 2.15 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 2.12 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 2.08 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 2.07 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 2.14 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 2.17 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 2.14 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 2.17 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 2.35 | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 2.38 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 2.39 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.3 | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 2.35 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 2.44 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 2.06 | -15.2% |
| 2021 | 2.14 | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.15 | 2.07 | 2.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.28 | 2.14 | 2.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1 | 2.06 | 2.14 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized suicide rates in Papua New Guinea?
- Age-standardized suicide rates in Papua New Guinea was 2.14 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.44 in 2019.
- What is the lowest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.06 in 2020.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for age-standardized suicide rates?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 164th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is age-standardized suicide rates rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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