Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Netherlands
Netherlands: Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate was 2.13 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Netherlands, 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 Netherlands stood at 2.13.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Netherlands peaked at 2.48 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.82, in 2018.
Netherlands ranks 164th 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 Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.15 | — |
| 2001 | 2.21 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 2.23 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 2.23 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 2.25 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 2.24 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 2.29 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 2.45 | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 2.35 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 2.41 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 2.48 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 2.28 | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 2.19 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 2.41 | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 2.14 | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 2.13 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 2.14 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 2.16 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.82 | -15.9% |
| 2019 | 2.01 | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 2.02 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 2.13 | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.28 | 2.15 | 2.45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.18 | 1.82 | 2.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.07 | 2.02 | 2.13 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Netherlands?
- Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Netherlands was 2.13 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.48 in 2010.
- What is the lowest male-to-female ratio of suicide rate recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.82 in 2018.
- How does Netherlands rank for male-to-female ratio of suicide rate?
- Netherlands ranks 164th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is male-to-female ratio of suicide rate rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.