Suicide mortality rate, female in Greece
Greece: Suicide mortality rate, female was 1.62 per 100,000 female population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Suicide mortality rate, female in Greece, 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
In 2021, suicide mortality rate, female in Greece stood at 1.62 per 100,000 female population.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, female in Greece peaked at 2.34 per 100,000 female population in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.73 per 100,000 female population, in 2010.
That places Greece 147th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Suicide mortality rate, female in Greece, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.5 per 100,000 female population | — |
| 2001 | 0.87 per 100,000 female population | -42.0% |
| 2002 | 1.18 per 100,000 female population | +35.6% |
| 2003 | 1.22 per 100,000 female population | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 1.19 per 100,000 female population | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 1.4 per 100,000 female population | +17.6% |
| 2006 | 1.21 per 100,000 female population | -13.6% |
| 2007 | 1.07 per 100,000 female population | -11.6% |
| 2008 | 1.15 per 100,000 female population | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 1.03 per 100,000 female population | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 0.73 per 100,000 female population | -29.1% |
| 2011 | 1.51 per 100,000 female population | +106.8% |
| 2012 | 1.68 per 100,000 female population | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 1.97 per 100,000 female population | +17.3% |
| 2014 | 2.19 per 100,000 female population | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 1.97 per 100,000 female population | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 1.54 per 100,000 female population | -21.8% |
| 2017 | 2.02 per 100,000 female population | +31.2% |
| 2018 | 2.34 per 100,000 female population | +15.8% |
| 2019 | 1.77 per 100,000 female population | -24.4% |
| 2020 | 1.69 per 100,000 female population | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 1.62 per 100,000 female population | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.18 per 100,000 female population | 0.87 per 100,000 female population | 1.5 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.77 per 100,000 female population | 0.73 per 100,000 female population | 2.34 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.66 per 100,000 female population | 1.62 per 100,000 female population | 1.69 per 100,000 female population | 2 |
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- 144 Seychelles 1.74 per 100,000 female population compare
- 145 Mauritania 1.72 per 100,000 female population compare
- 146 Nicaragua 1.68 per 100,000 female population compare
- 148 Nigeria 1.53 per 100,000 female population compare
- 149 Iraq 1.52 per 100,000 female population compare
- 150 Dominican Republic 1.49 per 100,000 female population compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, female in Greece?
- Suicide mortality rate, female in Greece was 1.62 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 2.34 per 100,000 female population in 2018.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, female recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.73 per 100,000 female population in 2010.
- How does Greece rank for suicide mortality rate, female?
- Greece ranks 147th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, female rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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).