Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Uganda
Uganda: Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate was 4.71 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Uganda, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 4.71 for male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in 2021.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Uganda peaked at 5.25 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.18, in 2000.
Uganda ranks 42nd 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.18 | — |
| 2001 | 4.33 | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 4.46 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 4.59 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 4.73 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 4.71 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 4.76 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 4.8 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 4.78 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 4.79 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 4.75 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 4.88 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 5 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 4.97 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 5.25 | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 5.17 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 5.18 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 5.21 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 5.24 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 5.15 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 5.01 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 4.71 | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.61 | 4.18 | 4.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.08 | 4.75 | 5.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.86 | 4.71 | 5.01 | 2 |
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More health data for Uganda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 853.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,666 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2137 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2174 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Uganda?
- Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate in Uganda was 4.71 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 5.25 in 2014.
- What is the lowest male-to-female ratio of suicide rate recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.18 in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for male-to-female ratio of suicide rate?
- Uganda ranks 42nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is male-to-female ratio of suicide rate rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.