Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate was 3.09 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 3.09 for male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in 2021.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 4.41 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.57, in 2011.
That places Equatorial Guinea 106th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.41 | — |
| 2001 | 4.21 | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 4.01 | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 3.76 | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 3.63 | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 3.47 | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 3.2 | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 3.03 | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 3.34 | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 3.13 | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 2.71 | -13.5% |
| 2011 | 2.57 | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 2.72 | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 3.31 | +21.6% |
| 2014 | 3.37 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 2.75 | -18.3% |
| 2016 | 2.78 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 2.86 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 2.83 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 2.72 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 3.15 | +15.8% |
| 2021 | 3.09 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.62 | 3.03 | 4.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.86 | 2.57 | 3.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.12 | 3.09 | 3.15 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 103 Naoero 3.17 compare
- 104 Marshall Islands 3.14 compare
- 105 Congo 3.13 compare
- 107 Solomon Islands 3.04 compare
- 108 Eritrea 3.04 compare
- 109 Azerbaijan 3.03 compare
More health data for Equatorial Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 863.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 843 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1837 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1872 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Equatorial Guinea?
- Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Equatorial Guinea was 3.09 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 4.41 in 2000.
- What is the lowest male-to-female ratio of suicide rate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.57 in 2011.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for male-to-female ratio of suicide rate?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 106th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is male-to-female ratio of suicide rate rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Age-standardized suicide rate of males divided by the age-standardized suicide rate of females.