Age-standardized suicide rates in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Age-standardized suicide rates was 8.77 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Age-standardized suicide rates in United Kingdom, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, age-standardized suicide rates in United Kingdom stood at 8.77. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized suicide rates in United Kingdom peaked at 8.77 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.68, in 2007.
United Kingdom ranks 88th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Age-standardized suicide rates in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.7 | — |
| 2001 | 7.44 | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 7.45 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 7.12 | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 7.28 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 7 | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 6.94 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 6.68 | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 7.2 | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 7.11 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 6.95 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 7.52 | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 7.44 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 7.72 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 7.53 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 7.67 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 7.45 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 7.21 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 8.35 | +15.7% |
| 2019 | 8.66 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 8.12 | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 8.77 | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.19 | 6.68 | 7.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.65 | 6.95 | 8.66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.44 | 8.12 | 8.77 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized suicide rates in United Kingdom?
- Age-standardized suicide rates in United Kingdom was 8.77 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 8.77 in 2021.
- What is the lowest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.68 in 2007.
- How does United Kingdom rank for age-standardized suicide rates?
- United Kingdom ranks 88th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is age-standardized suicide rates rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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