Suicide mortality rate, by sex in Kiribati
Kiribati: Suicide mortality rate, by sex was 17.5 per 100,000 people in 2021. ▬ Flat
Suicide mortality rate, by sex in Kiribati, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for suicide mortality rate, by sex in Kiribati is 17.5 per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, by sex in Kiribati peaked at 20.4 per 100,000 people in 2010 and was at its lowest, 17.5 per 100,000 people, in 2021.
That places Kiribati 18th out of 197 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
Suicide mortality rate, by sex in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.1 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2005 | 19.3 per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 20.4 per 100,000 people | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 20.3 per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 19.8 per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 18.6 per 100,000 people | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 17.5 per 100,000 people | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.2 per 100,000 people | 19.1 per 100,000 people | 19.3 per 100,000 people | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.17 per 100,000 people | 19.8 per 100,000 people | 20.4 per 100,000 people | 3 |
| 2020s | 18.05 per 100,000 people | 17.5 per 100,000 people | 18.6 per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 15 Slovenia 18.9 per 100,000 people compare
- 16 Mongolia 18.5 per 100,000 people compare
- 17 Belgium 18.4 per 100,000 people compare
- 19 Japan 17.4 per 100,000 people compare
- 20 Zimbabwe 17.3 per 100,000 people compare
- 21 France 16.6 per 100,000 people compare
- 21 Thailand 16.6 per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Kiribati
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7209 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,076 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 34 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0561 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0585 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 0.4547 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, by sex in Kiribati?
- Suicide mortality rate, by sex in Kiribati was 17.5 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 Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4 per 100,000 people in 2010.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, by sex recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5 per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Kiribati rank for suicide mortality rate, by sex?
- Kiribati ranks 18th out of 197 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, by sex rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kiribati 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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