Suicide mortality rate, female in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Suicide mortality rate, female was 3.02 per 100,000 female population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Suicide mortality rate, female in Latin America & Caribbean, 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 Latin America & Caribbean is 3.02 per 100,000 female population, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.9% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, female in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 3.02 per 100,000 female population in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.31 per 100,000 female population, in 2000.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 38th 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, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.31 per 100,000 female population | — |
| 2001 | 2.46 per 100,000 female population | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 2.52 per 100,000 female population | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 2.42 per 100,000 female population | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 2.39 per 100,000 female population | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 2.43 per 100,000 female population | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 2.36 per 100,000 female population | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 2.44 per 100,000 female population | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 2.52 per 100,000 female population | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 2.51 per 100,000 female population | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 2.48 per 100,000 female population | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 2.62 per 100,000 female population | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 2.62 per 100,000 female population | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 2.51 per 100,000 female population | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 2.6 per 100,000 female population | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 2.72 per 100,000 female population | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 2.62 per 100,000 female population | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 2.77 per 100,000 female population | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 2.84 per 100,000 female population | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 2.9 per 100,000 female population | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 2.8 per 100,000 female population | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 3.02 per 100,000 female population | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.44 per 100,000 female population | 2.31 per 100,000 female population | 2.52 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.67 per 100,000 female population | 2.48 per 100,000 female population | 2.9 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.91 per 100,000 female population | 2.8 per 100,000 female population | 3.02 per 100,000 female population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 35 Vanuatu 6.61 per 100,000 female population compare
- 36 United States of America 6.47 per 100,000 female population compare
- 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
More health data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, 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 1.16 % 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 0.903 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, female in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Suicide mortality rate, female in Latin America & Caribbean was 3.02 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?
- The highest recorded value was 3.02 per 100,000 female population in 2021.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.31 per 100,000 female population in 2000.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for suicide mortality rate, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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).