Death rate from suicides ghe in South Africa
South Africa: Death rate from suicides ghe was 22.27 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
22.27
Change on year
up 5.5%
World rank
8th
of 192 countries
All-time high
22.27
in 2021
All-time low
13.37
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from suicides ghe in South Africa, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 22.27 for death rate from suicides ghe in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from suicides ghe in South Africa peaked at 22.27 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.37, in 2000.
South Africa ranks 8th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from suicides ghe in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.37 | — |
| 2001 | 13.55 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 14.97 | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 16.05 | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 16.33 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 15.88 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 16.22 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 16.15 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 16.93 | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 16.43 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 19.2 | +16.9% |
| 2011 | 17.63 | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 18.5 | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 18.92 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 20.23 | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 20.87 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 19.7 | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 18.26 | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 19.13 | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 20.04 | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 21.11 | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 22.27 | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.59 | 13.37 | 16.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.25 | 17.63 | 20.87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.69 | 21.11 | 22.27 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from suicides ghe in South Africa?
- Death rate from suicides ghe in South Africa was 22.27 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from suicides ghe recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 22.27 in 2021.
- What is the lowest death rate from suicides ghe recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.37 in 2000.
- How does South Africa rank for death rate from suicides ghe?
- South Africa ranks 8th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from suicides ghe rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa 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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