Age-standardized suicide rates in Ukraine
Ukraine: Age-standardized suicide rates was 16.97 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Age-standardized suicide rates in Ukraine, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 16.97 for age-standardized suicide rates in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized suicide rates in Ukraine peaked at 30.89 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.97, in 2021.
Ukraine ranks 17th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Age-standardized suicide rates in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.89 | — |
| 2001 | 28.33 | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 27.54 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 26.31 | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 25.05 | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 25.76 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 23.92 | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 24.35 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 23.73 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 21.65 | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 20.55 | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 19.79 | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 20.11 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 19.94 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 21.38 | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 18.51 | -13.4% |
| 2016 | 17.58 | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 17.94 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 19.38 | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 19.11 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 17.85 | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 16.97 | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.75 | 21.65 | 30.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.43 | 17.58 | 21.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.41 | 16.97 | 17.85 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 14 Kiribati 18.69 compare
- 15 Vanuatu 18.19 compare
- 16 Russian Federation 17.9 compare
- 18 Lithuania 16.76 compare
- 19 Cape Verde 16.63 compare
- 20 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 15.79 compare
More health data for Ukraine
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0188 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 2,126 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 81 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3295 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6733 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized suicide rates in Ukraine?
- Age-standardized suicide rates in Ukraine was 16.97 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 30.89 in 2000.
- What is the lowest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.97 in 2021.
- How does Ukraine rank for age-standardized suicide rates?
- Ukraine ranks 17th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is age-standardized suicide rates rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine 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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