Suicide mortality rate, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Suicide mortality rate, female was 2.99 per 100,000 female population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Suicide mortality rate, female in Latin America & Caribbean (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
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 2.99 per 100,000 female population for suicide mortality rate, female in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 2.99 per 100,000 female population in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.27 per 100,000 female population, in 2000.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 40th out of 47 groups 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | per 100,000 female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.27 per 100,000 female population | — |
| 2001 | 2.41 per 100,000 female population | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 2.46 per 100,000 female population | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 2.36 per 100,000 female population | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 2.33 per 100,000 female population | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 2.37 per 100,000 female population | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 2.3 per 100,000 female population | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 2.35 per 100,000 female population | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 2.42 per 100,000 female population | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 2.41 per 100,000 female population | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 2.38 per 100,000 female population | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 2.54 per 100,000 female population | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 2.56 per 100,000 female population | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 2.45 per 100,000 female population | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 2.54 per 100,000 female population | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 2.64 per 100,000 female population | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 2.55 per 100,000 female population | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 2.72 per 100,000 female population | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 2.79 per 100,000 female population | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 2.85 per 100,000 female population | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 2.77 per 100,000 female population | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 2.99 per 100,000 female population | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.37 per 100,000 female population | 2.27 per 100,000 female population | 2.46 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6 per 100,000 female population | 2.38 per 100,000 female population | 2.85 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.88 per 100,000 female population | 2.77 per 100,000 female population | 2.99 per 100,000 female population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 37 Djibouti 6.4 per 100,000 female population compare
- 38 Denmark 6.3 per 100,000 female population compare
- 39 Somalia 6.09 per 100,000 female population compare
- 40 New Zealand 6.08 per 100,000 female population compare
- 41 Uzbekistan 6.06 per 100,000 female population compare
- 42 Montenegro 5.98 per 100,000 female population compare
- 43 Mozambique 5.96 per 100,000 female population compare
More health data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0359 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 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0369 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 0.8651 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0376 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.3093 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Suicide mortality rate, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 2.99 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.99 per 100,000 female population in 2021.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.27 per 100,000 female population in 2000.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for suicide mortality rate, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (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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About this data
Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).