Suicide mortality rate, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Suicide mortality rate, female was 3.01 per 100,000 female population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Suicide mortality rate, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 3.01 per 100,000 female population for suicide mortality rate, female in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 3.01 per 100,000 female population in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.15 per 100,000 female population, in 2000.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 39th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | per 100,000 female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.15 per 100,000 female population | — |
| 2001 | 2.33 per 100,000 female population | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 2.4 per 100,000 female population | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 2.33 per 100,000 female population | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 2.3 per 100,000 female population | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 2.35 per 100,000 female population | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 2.32 per 100,000 female population | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 2.4 per 100,000 female population | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 2.46 per 100,000 female population | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 2.44 per 100,000 female population | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 2.41 per 100,000 female population | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 2.56 per 100,000 female population | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 2.57 per 100,000 female population | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 2.45 per 100,000 female population | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 2.55 per 100,000 female population | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 2.67 per 100,000 female population | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 2.58 per 100,000 female population | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 2.71 per 100,000 female population | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 2.8 per 100,000 female population | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 2.87 per 100,000 female population | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 2.76 per 100,000 female population | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 3.01 per 100,000 female population | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.35 per 100,000 female population | 2.15 per 100,000 female population | 2.46 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.62 per 100,000 female population | 2.41 per 100,000 female population | 2.87 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.89 per 100,000 female population | 2.76 per 100,000 female population | 3.01 per 100,000 female population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 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
- 42 Montenegro 5.98 per 100,000 female population compare
More health data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0311 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.0384 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.033 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, annual growth rate -0.308 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.036 units per person (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Suicide mortality rate, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 3.01 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.01 per 100,000 female population in 2021.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, female recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.15 per 100,000 female population in 2000.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for suicide mortality rate, female?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, female rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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).