Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate was 7.61 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Saint Lucia, 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 Saint Lucia stood at 7.61. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 34.3% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Saint Lucia peaked at 12.56 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.61, in 2021.
That places Saint Lucia 5th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.79 | — |
| 2001 | 8.49 | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 8.14 | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 9.05 | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 9.21 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 9.55 | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 10.34 | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 9.87 | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 9.32 | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 9.41 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 9.2 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 8.9 | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 9.66 | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 9.69 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 11.04 | +14.0% |
| 2015 | 12.56 | +13.7% |
| 2016 | 11.78 | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 11.67 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 11.45 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 11.28 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 11.59 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 7.61 | -34.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.12 | 7.79 | 10.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.72 | 8.9 | 12.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6 | 7.61 | 11.59 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Saint Lucia?
- Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Saint Lucia was 7.61 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 Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.56 in 2015.
- What is the lowest male-to-female ratio of suicide rate recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.61 in 2021.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for male-to-female ratio of suicide rate?
- Saint Lucia ranks 5th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is male-to-female ratio of suicide rate rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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.