Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Cambodia
Cambodia: Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate was 2.6 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Cambodia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 2.6 for male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in 2021.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Cambodia peaked at 2.63 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.11, in 2000.
That places Cambodia 137th 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.
Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.11 | — |
| 2001 | 2.18 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 2.24 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 2.22 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 2.25 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 2.22 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 2.24 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 2.28 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 2.3 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 2.34 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 2.37 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 2.44 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 2.43 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 2.46 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 2.5 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 2.5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.51 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 2.52 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.54 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 2.56 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 2.63 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 2.6 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.24 | 2.11 | 2.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.48 | 2.37 | 2.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.62 | 2.6 | 2.63 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Cambodia?
- Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Cambodia was 2.6 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 Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.63 in 2020.
- What is the lowest male-to-female ratio of suicide rate recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.11 in 2000.
- How does Cambodia rank for male-to-female ratio of suicide rate?
- Cambodia ranks 137th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is male-to-female ratio of suicide rate rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia 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.