Suicide mortality rate, female in Eritrea
Eritrea: Suicide mortality rate, female was 7.2 per 100,000 female population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Suicide mortality rate, female in Eritrea, 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 Eritrea is 7.2 per 100,000 female population, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, female in Eritrea peaked at 7.2 per 100,000 female population in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.38 per 100,000 female population, in 2003.
Eritrea ranks 29th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Suicide mortality rate, female in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.77 per 100,000 female population | — |
| 2001 | 6.62 per 100,000 female population | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 6.64 per 100,000 female population | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 6.38 per 100,000 female population | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 6.54 per 100,000 female population | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 6.6 per 100,000 female population | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 6.61 per 100,000 female population | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 6.63 per 100,000 female population | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 6.75 per 100,000 female population | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 6.96 per 100,000 female population | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 6.92 per 100,000 female population | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 6.82 per 100,000 female population | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 6.74 per 100,000 female population | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 6.91 per 100,000 female population | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 6.74 per 100,000 female population | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 6.75 per 100,000 female population | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 6.74 per 100,000 female population | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 6.82 per 100,000 female population | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 6.96 per 100,000 female population | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 6.9 per 100,000 female population | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 6.78 per 100,000 female population | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 7.2 per 100,000 female population | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.65 per 100,000 female population | 6.38 per 100,000 female population | 6.96 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.83 per 100,000 female population | 6.74 per 100,000 female population | 6.96 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.99 per 100,000 female population | 6.78 per 100,000 female population | 7.2 per 100,000 female population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 26 China 7.52 per 100,000 female population compare
- 27 Hungary 7.48 per 100,000 female population compare
- 28 Norway 7.41 per 100,000 female population compare
- 30 Nepal 7.16 per 100,000 female population compare
- 31 Samoa 6.96 per 100,000 female population compare
- 32 Croatia 6.94 per 100,000 female population compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, female in Eritrea?
- Suicide mortality rate, female in Eritrea was 7.2 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2 per 100,000 female population in 2021.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.38 per 100,000 female population in 2003.
- How does Eritrea rank for suicide mortality rate, female?
- Eritrea ranks 29th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, female rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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).