Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) in Italy
Italy: Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) was 3.62 per 100,000 female population in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
3.62 per 100,000 female population
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
88th
of 185 countries
All-time high
3.93 per 100,000 female population
in 2000
All-time low
3.2 per 100,000 female population
in 2016
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Suicide mortality rate, female in Italy, 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 Italy stood at 3.62 per 100,000 female population.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, female in Italy peaked at 3.93 per 100,000 female population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.2 per 100,000 female population, in 2016.
Italy ranks 88th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) in Italy, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.93 per 100,000 female population | — |
| 2001 | 3.62 per 100,000 female population | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 3.5 per 100,000 female population | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 3.78 per 100,000 female population | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 3.54 per 100,000 female population | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 3.53 per 100,000 female population | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 3.39 per 100,000 female population | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 3.3 per 100,000 female population | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 3.46 per 100,000 female population | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 3.42 per 100,000 female population | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 3.25 per 100,000 female population | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 3.34 per 100,000 female population | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 3.6 per 100,000 female population | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 3.7 per 100,000 female population | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 3.51 per 100,000 female population | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 3.6 per 100,000 female population | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 3.2 per 100,000 female population | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 3.46 per 100,000 female population | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 3.53 per 100,000 female population | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 3.38 per 100,000 female population | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 3.54 per 100,000 female population | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 3.62 per 100,000 female population | +2.3% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 3.62 per 100,000 female population is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.63 per 100,000 female population, 78% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Italy's 3.62 per 100,000 female population is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.19 per 100,000 female population, 70% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.55 per 100,000 female population | 3.3 per 100,000 female population | 3.93 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.46 per 100,000 female population | 3.2 per 100,000 female population | 3.7 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.58 per 100,000 female population | 3.54 per 100,000 female population | 3.62 per 100,000 female population | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, female in Italy?
- Suicide mortality rate, female in Italy was 3.62 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 3.93 per 100,000 female population in 2000.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, female recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2 per 100,000 female population in 2016.
- How does Italy rank for suicide mortality rate, female?
- Italy ranks 88th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, female rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Italy 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).