Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate was 4.29 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Nicaragua, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 4.29 for male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in 2021.
The figure is up 31.5% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Nicaragua peaked at 4.69 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.45, in 2000.
That places Nicaragua 54th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.45 | — |
| 2001 | 2.67 | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 2.8 | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 3.32 | +18.7% |
| 2004 | 3.57 | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 4.08 | +14.2% |
| 2006 | 3.98 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 3.52 | -11.6% |
| 2008 | 2.98 | -15.4% |
| 2009 | 2.89 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 3.47 | +20.3% |
| 2011 | 3.19 | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 3.23 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 3.96 | +22.6% |
| 2014 | 4.03 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 3.22 | -20.2% |
| 2016 | 4.69 | +45.8% |
| 2017 | 3.88 | -17.3% |
| 2018 | 4.04 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 3.91 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 3.26 | -16.5% |
| 2021 | 4.29 | +31.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.23 | 2.45 | 4.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.76 | 3.19 | 4.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.77 | 3.26 | 4.29 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Nicaragua?
- Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Nicaragua was 4.29 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 4.69 in 2016.
- What is the lowest male-to-female ratio of suicide rate recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.45 in 2000.
- How does Nicaragua rank for male-to-female ratio of suicide rate?
- Nicaragua ranks 54th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is male-to-female ratio of suicide rate rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.