Suicide mortality rate, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Suicide mortality rate, female was 5.78 per 100,000 female population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 female population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for suicide mortality rate, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 5.78 per 100,000 female population, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 11.34 per 100,000 female population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.48 per 100,000 female population, in 2020.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Suicide mortality rate, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | per 100,000 female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.34 per 100,000 female population | — |
| 2001 | 10.96 per 100,000 female population | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 10.76 per 100,000 female population | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 10.69 per 100,000 female population | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 10.53 per 100,000 female population | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 9.91 per 100,000 female population | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 9.05 per 100,000 female population | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 8.39 per 100,000 female population | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 7.91 per 100,000 female population | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 7.5 per 100,000 female population | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 7.07 per 100,000 female population | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 6.68 per 100,000 female population | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 6.24 per 100,000 female population | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 5.96 per 100,000 female population | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 5.76 per 100,000 female population | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 5.63 per 100,000 female population | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 5.58 per 100,000 female population | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 5.56 per 100,000 female population | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 5.62 per 100,000 female population | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 5.61 per 100,000 female population | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 5.48 per 100,000 female population | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 5.78 per 100,000 female population | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.71 per 100,000 female population | 7.5 per 100,000 female population | 11.34 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.97 per 100,000 female population | 5.56 per 100,000 female population | 7.07 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.63 per 100,000 female population | 5.48 per 100,000 female population | 5.78 per 100,000 female population | 2 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 14 Iceland 9.3 per 100,000 female population compare
- 15 Switzerland 9.2 per 100,000 female population compare
- 16 Lithuania 9.16 per 100,000 female population compare
- 17 Finland 8.77 per 100,000 female population compare
- 18 Sweden 8.7 per 100,000 female population compare
- 19 Micronesia, Federated States of 8.59 per 100,000 female population compare
- 20 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 8.11 per 100,000 female population compare
More health data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0424 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0341 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Suicide mortality rate, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 5.78 per 100,000 female population in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest suicide mortality rate, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.34 per 100,000 female population in 2000.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.48 per 100,000 female population in 2020.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for suicide mortality rate, female?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).