Death rate from suicides gho in Cyprus
Cyprus: Death rate from suicides gho was 2.53 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Death rate from suicides gho in Cyprus, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 2.53 for death rate from suicides gho in 2021.
The figure is down 18.6% on the previous year and down 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from suicides gho in Cyprus peaked at 5.4 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.8346, in 2004.
That places Cyprus 169th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from suicides gho in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.83 | — |
| 2001 | 1.88 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 1.93 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 1.94 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8346 | -56.9% |
| 2005 | 2.14 | +155.9% |
| 2006 | 3.04 | +42.3% |
| 2007 | 2.69 | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 5.4 | +100.6% |
| 2009 | 3.97 | -26.5% |
| 2010 | 4.53 | +14.1% |
| 2011 | 3.76 | -17.0% |
| 2012 | 5.02 | +33.5% |
| 2013 | 5.18 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 4.77 | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 4.19 | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 4.37 | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 3.81 | -12.8% |
| 2018 | 4.79 | +25.6% |
| 2019 | 3.7 | -22.6% |
| 2020 | 3.1 | -16.2% |
| 2021 | 2.53 | -18.6% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 2.53 is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.02, 32% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 2.53 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.91, 28% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rate from suicides gho in Cyprus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +155.9% | 0.8346 | 2.14 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.56 | 0.8346 | 5.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.41 | 3.7 | 5.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.82 | 2.53 | 3.1 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from suicides gho in Cyprus?
- Death rate from suicides gho in Cyprus was 2.53 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from suicides gho recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4 in 2008.
- What is the lowest death rate from suicides gho recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8346 in 2004.
- How does Cyprus rank for death rate from suicides gho?
- Cyprus ranks 169th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from suicides gho rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from suicides gho. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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