Death rate from suicides ghe in Samoa
Samoa: Death rate from suicides ghe was 12.47 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
12.47
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
52nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
13.37
in 2016
All-time low
9.33
in 2009
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from suicides ghe in Samoa, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, death rate from suicides ghe in Samoa stood at 12.47.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from suicides ghe in Samoa peaked at 13.37 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9.33, in 2009.
That places Samoa 52nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from suicides ghe in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.97 | — |
| 2001 | 11.76 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 11.53 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 11.19 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 10.6 | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 10.86 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 10.87 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 10.84 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 11.02 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 9.33 | -15.3% |
| 2010 | 11.35 | +21.7% |
| 2011 | 11.74 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 11.87 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 11.23 | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 12.74 | +13.4% |
| 2015 | 13.07 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 13.37 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 13.26 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 13.21 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 13.23 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 12.35 | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 12.47 | +1.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 12.47 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.99, 1.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 12.47 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.63, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11 | 9.33 | 11.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.51 | 11.23 | 13.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.41 | 12.35 | 12.47 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from suicides ghe in Samoa?
- Death rate from suicides ghe in Samoa was 12.47 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from suicides ghe recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 13.37 in 2016.
- What is the lowest death rate from suicides ghe recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.33 in 2009.
- How does Samoa rank for death rate from suicides ghe?
- Samoa ranks 52nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from suicides ghe rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from suicides ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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