Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Honduras
Honduras: Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate was 6.42 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Honduras, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 6.42 for male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in 2021.
The figure is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Honduras peaked at 9.03 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.5, in 2006.
That places Honduras 13th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.72 | — |
| 2001 | 4.68 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 4.57 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 4.55 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 4.54 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 4.58 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 4.5 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 4.57 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 4.78 | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 4.78 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 4.62 | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 4.68 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 8.73 | +86.5% |
| 2013 | 8.43 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 8.26 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 9.03 | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 4.84 | -46.4% |
| 2017 | 4.97 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 5.01 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 5.1 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 5.81 | +13.9% |
| 2021 | 6.42 | +10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.63 | 4.5 | 4.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.37 | 4.62 | 9.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.12 | 5.81 | 6.42 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Honduras?
- Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Honduras was 6.42 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 Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 9.03 in 2015.
- What is the lowest male-to-female ratio of suicide rate recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5 in 2006.
- How does Honduras rank for male-to-female ratio of suicide rate?
- Honduras ranks 13th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is male-to-female ratio of suicide rate rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras 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.