Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Albania
Albania: Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate was 1.55 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Albania, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Albania stood at 1.55.
The figure is down 37.7% on the previous year and up 88.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Albania peaked at 2.49 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8213, in 2011.
Albania ranks 188th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.12 | — |
| 2001 | 1.85 | -12.6% |
| 2002 | 1.85 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.81 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.92 | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 1.7 | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 1.58 | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 1.67 | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 1.61 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 1.53 | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 1.4 | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8213 | -41.4% |
| 2012 | 1.85 | +124.7% |
| 2013 | 1.8 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.85 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 1.76 | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 1.93 | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 2.03 | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 2.08 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 2.14 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 2.49 | +16.2% |
| 2021 | 1.55 | -37.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.76 | 1.53 | 2.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.77 | 0.8213 | 2.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.02 | 1.55 | 2.49 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Albania?
- Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Albania was 1.55 in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest male-to-female ratio of suicide rate recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.49 in 2020.
- What is the lowest male-to-female ratio of suicide rate recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8213 in 2011.
- How does Albania rank for male-to-female ratio of suicide rate?
- Albania ranks 188th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is male-to-female ratio of suicide rate rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age-standardized suicide rate of males divided by the age-standardized suicide rate of females.