Suicide death rates by sex who in Venezuela
Venezuela: Suicide death rates by sex who was 8.82 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Suicide death rates by sex who in Venezuela, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 8.82 for suicide death rates by sex who in 2021.
The figure is up 17.7% on the previous year and up 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide death rates by sex who in Venezuela peaked at 10.48 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.8, in 2014.
That places Venezuela 93rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Suicide death rates by sex who in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.37 | — |
| 2001 | 7.53 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 7.11 | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 7.38 | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 6.8 | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 6.37 | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 6.27 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 6.14 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 6.22 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 6.18 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 6.26 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 6.44 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 6.35 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 6.03 | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 5.8 | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 6.23 | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 10.48 | +68.4% |
| 2017 | 8.14 | -22.3% |
| 2018 | 7.59 | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 7.37 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 7.5 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 8.82 | +17.7% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 8.82 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.8, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 8.82 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.03, 1.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Suicide death rates by sex who in Venezuela changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +68.4% | 6.23 | 10.48 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.74 | 6.14 | 7.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.07 | 5.8 | 10.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.16 | 7.5 | 8.82 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide death rates by sex who in Venezuela?
- Suicide death rates by sex who in Venezuela was 8.82 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest suicide death rates by sex who recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 10.48 in 2016.
- What is the lowest suicide death rates by sex who recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8 in 2014.
- How does Venezuela rank for suicide death rates by sex who?
- Venezuela ranks 93rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide death rates by sex who rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Suicide death rates by sex who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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