Male female ratio suicides rates in Kiribati

Kiribati: Male female ratio suicides rates was 6.56 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
6.56
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
10th
of 194 countries
All-time high
6.56
in 2021
All-time low
5.77
in 2003
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Male female ratio suicides rates in Kiribati, 2000–2021

02462000201020212000: 62001: 62002: 5.92003: 5.82004: 5.82005: 62006: 5.82007: 6.12008: 6.32009: 6.22010: 6.22011: 6.22012: 6.12013: 6.22014: 62015: 6.12016: 6.22017: 62018: 6.12019: 6.12020: 6.42021: 6.6

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, male female ratio suicides rates in Kiribati stood at 6.56. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, male female ratio suicides rates in Kiribati peaked at 6.56 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.77, in 2003.

Kiribati ranks 10th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Male female ratio suicides rates in Kiribati, year by year

Annual values for Male female ratio suicides rates in Kiribati, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 5.96 —
2001 5.96 +0.1%
2002 5.9 -1.1%
2003 5.77 -2.2%
2004 5.79 +0.4%
2005 6.03 +4.1%
2006 5.84 -3.1%
2007 6.12 +4.8%
2008 6.31 +3.1%
2009 6.22 -1.4%
2010 6.18 -0.6%
2011 6.24 +0.9%
2012 6.1 -2.2%
2013 6.22 +2.0%
2014 6.03 -3.0%
2015 6.05 +0.3%
2016 6.16 +1.8%
2017 5.97 -3.1%
2018 6.1 +2.1%
2019 6.15 +0.8%
2020 6.41 +4.3%
2021 6.56 +2.4%

Kiribati compared with similar countries

  • Kiribati's 6.56 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3, 2.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Kiribati's 6.56 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.77, 2.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.99 5.77 6.31 10
2010s 6.12 5.97 6.24 10
2020s 6.49 6.41 6.56 2

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 7 Latvia 7.43 compare
  2. 8 Bahamas 7.01 compare
  3. 9 Belarus 6.62 compare
  4. 11 Ukraine 6.46 compare
  5. 12 Cape Verde 6.46 compare
  6. 13 Honduras 6.42 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is male female ratio suicides rates in Kiribati?
Male female ratio suicides rates in Kiribati was 6.56 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest male female ratio suicides rates recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 6.56 in 2021.
What is the lowest male female ratio suicides rates recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 5.77 in 2003.
How does Kiribati rank for male female ratio suicides rates?
Kiribati ranks 10th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is male female ratio suicides rates rising or falling in Kiribati?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kiribati data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Male female ratio suicides rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Male female ratio suicides rates
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
194 places, 4,242 data points, 2000–2021
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