Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in China
China: Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate was 1.61 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in China, 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 China stood at 1.61.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in China peaked at 1.7 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.21, in 2000.
That places China 186th 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.
Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.21 | — |
| 2001 | 1.23 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 1.25 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.27 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.29 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.31 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.32 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.35 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 1.38 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 1.41 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.44 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 1.45 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.48 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.51 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.55 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 1.58 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.6 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.6 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.62 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.7 | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 1.61 | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3 | 1.21 | 1.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.54 | 1.44 | 1.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.66 | 1.61 | 1.7 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in China?
- Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in China was 1.61 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7 in 2020.
- What is the lowest male-to-female ratio of suicide rate recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.21 in 2000.
- How does China rank for male-to-female ratio of suicide rate?
- China ranks 186th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is male-to-female ratio of suicide rate rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.