Suicide mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 100,000 population) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Suicide mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 100,000 population) was 0.4 per 100,000 people in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Suicide mortality rate, by sex in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 0.4 per 100,000 people, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.3% on the previous year and down 87.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, by sex in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 10 per 100,000 people in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.3 per 100,000 people, in 2019.
That places Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 197th out of 197 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Suicide mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 100,000 population) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.7 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2005 | 10 per 100,000 people | +75.4% |
| 2010 | 3.1 per 100,000 people | -69.0% |
| 2015 | 2.6 per 100,000 people | -16.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3 per 100,000 people | -88.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4 per 100,000 people | +33.3% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 0.4 per 100,000 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.9 per 100,000 people, 6% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 0.4 per 100,000 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.35 per 100,000 people, 7% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.85 per 100,000 people | 5.7 per 100,000 people | 10 per 100,000 people | 2 |
| 2010s | 2 per 100,000 people | 0.3 per 100,000 people | 3.1 per 100,000 people | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.35 per 100,000 people | 0.3 per 100,000 people | 0.4 per 100,000 people | 2 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0294 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Suicide mortality rate, by sex in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 0.4 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 10 per 100,000 people in 2005.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, by sex recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 per 100,000 people in 2019.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for suicide mortality rate, by sex?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 197th out of 197 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, by sex rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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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