Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Tunisia
Tunisia: Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate was 2.13 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Tunisia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 2.13 for male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.3% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Tunisia peaked at 2.89 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.82, in 2000.
That places Tunisia 163rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.82 | — |
| 2001 | 1.85 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 1.92 | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 1.94 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 2.04 | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 2.09 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 2.13 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 2.19 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 2.23 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 2.33 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 2.4 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 2.37 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 2.29 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 2.36 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 2.35 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 2.49 | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 2.5 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 2.63 | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 2.72 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 2.7 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 2.89 | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 2.13 | -26.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.06 | 1.82 | 2.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.48 | 2.29 | 2.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.51 | 2.13 | 2.89 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Tunisia?
- Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Tunisia was 2.13 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.89 in 2020.
- What is the lowest male-to-female ratio of suicide rate recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.82 in 2000.
- How does Tunisia rank for male-to-female ratio of suicide rate?
- Tunisia ranks 163rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is male-to-female ratio of suicide rate rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.