Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Romania
Romania: Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate was 5.54 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Romania, 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 Romania stood at 5.54.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Romania peaked at 7.05 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.14, in 2007.
Romania ranks 24th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.36 | — |
| 2001 | 6.22 | +16.2% |
| 2002 | 5.62 | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 5.4 | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 6.06 | +12.3% |
| 2005 | 5.63 | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 5.57 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 5.14 | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 5.34 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 6.26 | +17.3% |
| 2010 | 5.53 | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 6.34 | +14.5% |
| 2012 | 6.77 | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 6.22 | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 7.03 | +13.0% |
| 2015 | 6.55 | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 5.79 | -11.6% |
| 2017 | 5.49 | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 5.38 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 7.05 | +31.1% |
| 2020 | 5.86 | -16.9% |
| 2021 | 5.54 | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.66 | 5.14 | 6.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.22 | 5.38 | 7.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7 | 5.54 | 5.86 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Romania?
- Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Romania was 5.54 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 7.05 in 2019.
- What is the lowest male-to-female ratio of suicide rate recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.14 in 2007.
- How does Romania rank for male-to-female ratio of suicide rate?
- Romania ranks 24th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is male-to-female ratio of suicide rate rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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.