Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Eswatini
Eswatini: Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate was 4.95 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Eswatini, 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 Eswatini stood at 4.95.
The figure is down 20.9% on the previous year and up 78.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Eswatini peaked at 6.93 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.73, in 2012.
That places Eswatini 35th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.18 | — |
| 2001 | 4.98 | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 4.43 | -11.0% |
| 2003 | 4.7 | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 4.47 | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 4.24 | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 3.9 | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 3.53 | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 3.28 | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 3.61 | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 2.86 | -20.7% |
| 2011 | 2.78 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 2.73 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 3.12 | +14.4% |
| 2014 | 4.09 | +30.9% |
| 2015 | 5.81 | +42.1% |
| 2016 | 6.93 | +19.3% |
| 2017 | 5.96 | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 5.34 | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 5.97 | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 6.26 | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 4.95 | -20.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.23 | 3.28 | 5.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.56 | 2.73 | 6.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.61 | 4.95 | 6.26 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Eswatini?
- Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Eswatini was 4.95 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 6.93 in 2016.
- What is the lowest male-to-female ratio of suicide rate recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.73 in 2012.
- How does Eswatini rank for male-to-female ratio of suicide rate?
- Eswatini ranks 35th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is male-to-female ratio of suicide rate rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.