Number of deaths from suicide ghe in Myanmar
Myanmar: Number of deaths from suicide ghe was 1,554 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
1,554
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
54th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1,816
in 2004
All-time low
1,542
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Number of deaths from suicide ghe in Myanmar, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 1,554 for number of deaths from suicide ghe in 2021.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths from suicide ghe in Myanmar peaked at 1,816 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1,542, in 2020.
Myanmar ranks 54th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Number of deaths from suicide ghe in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,789 | — |
| 2001 | 1,777 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 1,801 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 1,794 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1,816 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 1,808 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 1,799 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1,760 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 1,715 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 1,652 | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 1,619 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 1,604 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 1,599 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1,587 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 1,599 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1,603 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,605 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,587 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 1,604 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1,621 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1,542 | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 1,554 | +0.8% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 1,554 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 691.28, 2.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 1,554 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 421.6, 3.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,771 | 1,652 | 1,816 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,603 | 1,587 | 1,621 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,548 | 1,542 | 1,554 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths from suicide ghe in Myanmar?
- Number of deaths from suicide ghe in Myanmar was 1,554 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of deaths from suicide ghe recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 1,816 in 2004.
- What is the lowest number of deaths from suicide ghe recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,542 in 2020.
- How does Myanmar rank for number of deaths from suicide ghe?
- Myanmar ranks 54th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of deaths from suicide ghe rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of deaths from suicide ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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