Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Finland
Finland: Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate was 2.21 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Finland, 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 Finland stood at 2.21. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.9% on the previous year and down 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Finland peaked at 3.74 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.21, in 2021.
Finland ranks 157th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.18 | — |
| 2001 | 3.74 | +17.8% |
| 2002 | 3.31 | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 3.37 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 3.4 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 2.76 | -19.0% |
| 2006 | 3.35 | +21.7% |
| 2007 | 3.26 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 3.35 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 2.85 | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 3.26 | +14.5% |
| 2011 | 3.49 | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 3.14 | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 3.05 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 3.08 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 3.48 | +13.1% |
| 2016 | 3.39 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 2.68 | -20.7% |
| 2018 | 3.04 | +13.3% |
| 2019 | 3.05 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 2.59 | -15.1% |
| 2021 | 2.21 | -14.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.26 | 2.76 | 3.74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.17 | 2.68 | 3.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4 | 2.21 | 2.59 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Finland?
- Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Finland was 2.21 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 Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.74 in 2001.
- What is the lowest male-to-female ratio of suicide rate recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.21 in 2021.
- How does Finland rank for male-to-female ratio of suicide rate?
- Finland ranks 157th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is male-to-female ratio of suicide rate rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland 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.