Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Poland
Poland: Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate was 6.34 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Poland, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Poland recorded 6.34 for male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in 2021.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Poland peaked at 7.94 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5.77, in 2000.
Poland ranks 14th 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-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.77 | — |
| 2001 | 6.84 | +18.5% |
| 2002 | 5.89 | -13.8% |
| 2003 | 6.51 | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 6.56 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 6.42 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 6.73 | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 6.42 | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 6.95 | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 6.8 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 7.59 | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 7.94 | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 7.9 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 7.21 | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 6.95 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 7.12 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 7.63 | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 7.19 | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 7.41 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 6.71 | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 6.61 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 6.34 | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.49 | 5.77 | 6.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.36 | 6.71 | 7.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.48 | 6.34 | 6.61 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Poland?
- Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Poland was 6.34 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 7.94 in 2011.
- What is the lowest male-to-female ratio of suicide rate recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.77 in 2000.
- How does Poland rank for male-to-female ratio of suicide rate?
- Poland ranks 14th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is male-to-female ratio of suicide rate rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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.