Suicide mortality rate, by sex in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Suicide mortality rate, by sex was 14.6 per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate, by sex in Kazakhstan, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, suicide mortality rate, by sex in Kazakhstan stood at 14.6 per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.1% on the previous year and down 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, by sex in Kazakhstan peaked at 36 per 100,000 people in 2005 and was at its lowest, 14.6 per 100,000 people, in 2021.
That places Kazakhstan 33rd out of 197 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Suicide mortality rate, by sex in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.4 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2005 | 36 per 100,000 people | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 28.1 per 100,000 people | -21.9% |
| 2015 | 21.6 per 100,000 people | -23.1% |
| 2019 | 18.8 per 100,000 people | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 17 per 100,000 people | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 14.6 per 100,000 people | -14.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.7 per 100,000 people | 33.4 per 100,000 people | 36 per 100,000 people | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.83 per 100,000 people | 18.8 per 100,000 people | 28.1 per 100,000 people | 3 |
| 2020s | 15.8 per 100,000 people | 14.6 per 100,000 people | 17 per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 30 Cabo Verde 14.9 per 100,000 people compare
- 30 Estonia 14.9 per 100,000 people compare
- 32 Sri Lanka 14.7 per 100,000 people compare
- 33 Finland 14.6 per 100,000 people compare
- 35 Austria 14.5 per 100,000 people compare
- 36 Republic of Moldova 14.1 per 100,000 people compare
- 36 Republic of Moldova 14.1 per 100,000 people compare
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 660 deaths (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, by sex in Kazakhstan?
- Suicide mortality rate, by sex in Kazakhstan was 14.6 per 100,000 people in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest suicide mortality rate, by sex recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 36 per 100,000 people in 2005.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, by sex recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6 per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for suicide mortality rate, by sex?
- Kazakhstan ranks 33rd out of 197 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, by sex rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Suicide mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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