Suicide mortality rate, by sex in Myanmar
Myanmar: Suicide mortality rate, by sex was 2.9 per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate, by sex in Myanmar, 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 Myanmar stood at 2.9 per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, by sex in Myanmar peaked at 3.9 per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.9 per 100,000 people, in 2020.
Myanmar ranks 167th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Suicide mortality rate, by sex in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.9 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2005 | 3.8 per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 3.3 per 100,000 people | -13.2% |
| 2015 | 3.1 per 100,000 people | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 3.1 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.9 per 100,000 people | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 2.9 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.85 per 100,000 people | 3.8 per 100,000 people | 3.9 per 100,000 people | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.17 per 100,000 people | 3.1 per 100,000 people | 3.3 per 100,000 people | 3 |
| 2020s | 2.9 per 100,000 people | 2.9 per 100,000 people | 2.9 per 100,000 people | 2 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1576 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,398 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,973 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0367 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, by sex in Myanmar?
- Suicide mortality rate, by sex in Myanmar was 2.9 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9 per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, by sex recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9 per 100,000 people in 2020.
- How does Myanmar rank for suicide mortality rate, by sex?
- Myanmar ranks 167th out of 197 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, by sex rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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