Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) was 2.63 per 100,000 female population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate, female in Ecuador, 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 Ecuador is 2.63 per 100,000 female population, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.2% on the previous year and down 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, female in Ecuador peaked at 5.03 per 100,000 female population in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2.63 per 100,000 female population, in 2021.
That places Ecuador 121st out of 185 countries 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 (per 100,000 female population) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.34 per 100,000 female population | — |
| 2001 | 3.62 per 100,000 female population | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 3.29 per 100,000 female population | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 3.98 per 100,000 female population | +21.0% |
| 2004 | 4.11 per 100,000 female population | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 4.65 per 100,000 female population | +13.1% |
| 2006 | 5.03 per 100,000 female population | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 4.6 per 100,000 female population | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 4.5 per 100,000 female population | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 4.32 per 100,000 female population | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 4.53 per 100,000 female population | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 4.85 per 100,000 female population | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 4.47 per 100,000 female population | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 3.28 per 100,000 female population | -26.6% |
| 2014 | 3.1 per 100,000 female population | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 4.19 per 100,000 female population | +35.2% |
| 2016 | 3.83 per 100,000 female population | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 3.75 per 100,000 female population | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 3.7 per 100,000 female population | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 3.47 per 100,000 female population | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 3.14 per 100,000 female population | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 2.63 per 100,000 female population | -16.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 2.63 per 100,000 female population is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.15 per 100,000 female population, 83% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 2.63 per 100,000 female population is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.22 per 100,000 female population, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.14 per 100,000 female population | 3.29 per 100,000 female population | 5.03 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.92 per 100,000 female population | 3.1 per 100,000 female population | 4.85 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.88 per 100,000 female population | 2.63 per 100,000 female population | 3.14 per 100,000 female population | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, female in Ecuador?
- Suicide mortality rate, female in Ecuador was 2.63 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 5.03 per 100,000 female population in 2006.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.63 per 100,000 female population in 2021.
- How does Ecuador rank for suicide mortality rate, female?
- Ecuador ranks 121st out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, female rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador 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).