Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Palau
Palau: Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate was 0.8985 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Palau, 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 Palau stood at 0.8985. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 8.4% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Palau peaked at 1.7 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8985, in 2021.
Palau ranks 194th 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 Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.7 | — |
| 2001 | 1.62 | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 1.62 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.68 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 1.53 | -9.2% |
| 2005 | 1.54 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.44 | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 1.45 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.38 | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 1.34 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 1.35 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.24 | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 1.22 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.16 | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 1.15 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.13 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.08 | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 1.04 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9751 | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9494 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9806 | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8985 | -8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.53 | 1.34 | 1.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 | 0.9494 | 1.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9396 | 0.8985 | 0.9806 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Palau?
- Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Palau was 0.8985 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7 in 2000.
- What is the lowest male-to-female ratio of suicide rate recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8985 in 2021.
- How does Palau rank for male-to-female ratio of suicide rate?
- Palau ranks 194th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is male-to-female ratio of suicide rate rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau 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.