Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate was 5.15 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Russian Federation, 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 Russian Federation stood at 5.15. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Russian Federation peaked at 6.55 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5.15, in 2021.
Russian Federation ranks 31st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.52 | — |
| 2001 | 6.55 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 6.44 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 6.44 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 6.41 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 6.3 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 6.21 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 5.89 | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 5.7 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 5.63 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 5.62 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 5.58 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 5.54 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 5.69 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 5.68 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 5.45 | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 5.45 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 5.45 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 5.37 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 5.47 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 5.54 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 5.15 | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.21 | 5.63 | 6.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.53 | 5.37 | 5.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.35 | 5.15 | 5.54 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Russian Federation?
- Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Russian Federation was 5.15 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 Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 6.55 in 2001.
- What is the lowest male-to-female ratio of suicide rate recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.15 in 2021.
- How does Russian Federation rank for male-to-female ratio of suicide rate?
- Russian Federation ranks 31st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is male-to-female ratio of suicide rate rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russian Federation 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.