Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Slovenia
Slovenia: Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate was 4.2 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Slovenia, 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 Slovenia stood at 4.2.
That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Slovenia peaked at 5.61 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.91, in 2004.
Slovenia ranks 55th of 194 countries on this measure, 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 Slovenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.16 | — |
| 2001 | 4.36 | +38.1% |
| 2002 | 4.47 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 4.35 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 2.91 | -33.0% |
| 2005 | 4.31 | +47.9% |
| 2006 | 4.18 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 3.72 | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 4.17 | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 4.31 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 5.25 | +21.9% |
| 2011 | 4.33 | -17.5% |
| 2012 | 4.97 | +14.8% |
| 2013 | 5.09 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 5.61 | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 4.16 | -25.9% |
| 2016 | 4.74 | +14.1% |
| 2017 | 4.4 | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 3.78 | -14.2% |
| 2019 | 3.87 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 4.51 | +16.6% |
| 2021 | 4.2 | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.99 | 2.91 | 4.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.62 | 3.78 | 5.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.36 | 4.2 | 4.51 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Slovenia?
- Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Slovenia was 4.2 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 Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.61 in 2014.
- What is the lowest male-to-female ratio of suicide rate recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.91 in 2004.
- How does Slovenia rank for male-to-female ratio of suicide rate?
- Slovenia ranks 55th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is male-to-female ratio of suicide rate rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovenia 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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Age-standardized suicide rate of males divided by the age-standardized suicide rate of females.