Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Mali
Mali: Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate was 2.12 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Mali, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mali recorded 2.12 for male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in 2021.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Mali peaked at 2.3 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.82, in 2000.
That places Mali 165th 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 Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.82 | — |
| 2001 | 1.84 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.87 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.92 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 1.97 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 2.03 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 2.07 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 2.13 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 2.19 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 2.23 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 2.27 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 2.25 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 2.3 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 2.29 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 2.27 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 2.27 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 2.22 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 2.22 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.21 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 2.18 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 2.22 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 2.12 | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.01 | 1.82 | 2.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.25 | 2.18 | 2.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.17 | 2.12 | 2.22 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Mali?
- Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Mali was 2.12 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 Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3 in 2012.
- What is the lowest male-to-female ratio of suicide rate recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.82 in 2000.
- How does Mali rank for male-to-female ratio of suicide rate?
- Mali ranks 165th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is male-to-female ratio of suicide rate rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali 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.