Age-standardized suicide rates in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Age-standardized suicide rates was 3.97 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Age-standardized suicide rates in Puerto Rico, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 3.97 for age-standardized suicide rates in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 9.9% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized suicide rates in Puerto Rico peaked at 7.64 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.97, in 2021.
Puerto Rico ranks 146th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Age-standardized suicide rates in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.64 | — |
| 2001 | 7 | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 5.74 | -17.9% |
| 2003 | 6.31 | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 6.7 | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 6.76 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 6.22 | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 6.47 | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 6.9 | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 7.53 | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 6.47 | -14.1% |
| 2011 | 5.88 | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 5.52 | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 5.46 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 4.74 | -13.2% |
| 2015 | 4.85 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 4.11 | -15.3% |
| 2017 | 5.15 | +25.4% |
| 2018 | 4.36 | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 4.3 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 4.41 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 3.97 | -9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.73 | 5.74 | 7.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.08 | 4.11 | 6.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.19 | 3.97 | 4.41 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 143 Timor-Leste 4.15 compare
- 144 Iran 4.08 compare
- 145 Philippines 4.04 compare
- 147 Seychelles 3.9 compare
- 148 Sudan 3.87 compare
- 149 Iraq 3.82 compare
More health data for Puerto Rico
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -20 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,519 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, total 2.02 million (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 15,521 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 62.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 971,601 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 64.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 14,230 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized suicide rates in Puerto Rico?
- Age-standardized suicide rates in Puerto Rico was 3.97 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 7.64 in 2000.
- What is the lowest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.97 in 2021.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for age-standardized suicide rates?
- Puerto Rico ranks 146th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is age-standardized suicide rates rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).