Death rate from suicides gho in Mexico
Mexico: Death rate from suicides gho was 6.88 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Death rate from suicides gho in Mexico, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 6.88 for death rate from suicides gho in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.0% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from suicides gho in Mexico peaked at 6.88 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.04, in 2000.
That places Mexico 119th 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 gho in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.04 | — |
| 2001 | 4.31 | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 4.31 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 4.43 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 4.41 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 4.51 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 4.3 | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 4.36 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 4.61 | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 4.86 | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 4.63 | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 5.35 | +15.5% |
| 2012 | 4.96 | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 5.32 | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 5.76 | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 5.68 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 5.57 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 5.72 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 5.83 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 6.14 | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 6.31 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 6.88 | +9.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 6.88 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.85, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 6.88 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.03, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.41 | 4.04 | 4.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5 | 4.63 | 6.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.59 | 6.31 | 6.88 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from suicides gho in Mexico?
- Death rate from suicides gho in Mexico was 6.88 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from suicides gho recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 6.88 in 2021.
- What is the lowest death rate from suicides gho recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.04 in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for death rate from suicides gho?
- Mexico ranks 119th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from suicides gho rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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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