Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Iceland
Iceland: Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate was 1.55 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Iceland, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Iceland is 1.55, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 41.8% on the previous year and down 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Iceland peaked at 9.02 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.55, in 2021.
That places Iceland 189th 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 Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.21 | — |
| 2001 | 3.35 | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 3.07 | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 3.5 | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 2.4 | -31.5% |
| 2005 | 1.95 | -18.8% |
| 2006 | 2.37 | +21.8% |
| 2007 | 2.12 | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 2.49 | +17.5% |
| 2009 | 2.58 | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 3.33 | +29.0% |
| 2011 | 3.49 | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 1.99 | -43.0% |
| 2013 | 2.92 | +47.2% |
| 2014 | 2.5 | -14.4% |
| 2015 | 4.22 | +68.7% |
| 2016 | 5.05 | +19.6% |
| 2017 | 9.02 | +78.6% |
| 2018 | 4.83 | -46.5% |
| 2019 | 2.96 | -38.7% |
| 2020 | 2.66 | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 1.55 | -41.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7 | 1.95 | 3.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.03 | 1.99 | 9.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1 | 1.55 | 2.66 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Iceland?
- Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Iceland was 1.55 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 9.02 in 2017.
- What is the lowest male-to-female ratio of suicide rate recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.55 in 2021.
- How does Iceland rank for male-to-female ratio of suicide rate?
- Iceland ranks 189th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is male-to-female ratio of suicide rate rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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.