Male female ratio suicides rates in Bolivia
Bolivia: Male female ratio suicides rates was 2.85 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Male female ratio suicides rates in Bolivia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, male female ratio suicides rates in Bolivia stood at 2.85.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 63.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male female ratio suicides rates in Bolivia peaked at 2.86 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.73, in 2010.
Bolivia ranks 126th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Male female ratio suicides rates in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.93 | — |
| 2001 | 1.91 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.89 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.9 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.84 | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 1.81 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.8 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.77 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 1.76 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.74 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.73 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.74 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.74 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.78 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.8 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.86 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 1.9 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.92 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.94 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.97 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 2.86 | +45.2% |
| 2021 | 2.85 | -0.4% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 2.85 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3, 95% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 2.85 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.56, 63% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Male female ratio suicides rates in Bolivia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +45.2% | 1.97 | 2.86 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.84 | 1.74 | 1.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.84 | 1.73 | 1.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.86 | 2.85 | 2.86 | 2 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.049 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is male female ratio suicides rates in Bolivia?
- Male female ratio suicides rates in Bolivia was 2.85 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest male female ratio suicides rates recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.86 in 2020.
- What is the lowest male female ratio suicides rates recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.73 in 2010.
- How does Bolivia rank for male female ratio suicides rates?
- Bolivia ranks 126th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is male female ratio suicides rates rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Male female ratio suicides rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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