Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) was 5.67 per 100,000 female population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate, female in Low & middle 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
The most recent figure for suicide mortality rate, female in Low & middle income is 5.67 per 100,000 female population, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, female in Low & middle income peaked at 8.97 per 100,000 female population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.42 per 100,000 female population, in 2020.
Low & middle income ranks 22nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.97 per 100,000 female population | — |
| 2001 | 8.58 per 100,000 female population | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 8.52 per 100,000 female population | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 8.42 per 100,000 female population | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 8.32 per 100,000 female population | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 8.15 per 100,000 female population | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 7.86 per 100,000 female population | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 7.49 per 100,000 female population | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 7.25 per 100,000 female population | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 7.05 per 100,000 female population | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 6.92 per 100,000 female population | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 6.73 per 100,000 female population | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 6.57 per 100,000 female population | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 6.35 per 100,000 female population | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 6.11 per 100,000 female population | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 5.97 per 100,000 female population | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 5.94 per 100,000 female population | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 5.95 per 100,000 female population | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 5.76 per 100,000 female population | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 5.65 per 100,000 female population | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 5.42 per 100,000 female population | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 5.67 per 100,000 female population | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.06 per 100,000 female population | 7.05 per 100,000 female population | 8.97 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.19 per 100,000 female population | 5.65 per 100,000 female population | 6.92 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.54 per 100,000 female population | 5.42 per 100,000 female population | 5.67 per 100,000 female population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 19 Micronesia (country) 8.59 per 100,000 female population compare
- 20 North Korea 8.11 per 100,000 female population compare
- 21 Russia 8.09 per 100,000 female population compare
- 22 Serbia 8.02 per 100,000 female population compare
- 23 Slovenia 7.67 per 100,000 female population compare
- 24 Netherlands 7.62 per 100,000 female population compare
- 25 Germany 7.58 per 100,000 female population compare
More health data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -0.6091 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0373 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 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.036 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 1.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0379 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate 0.5649 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, female in Low & middle income?
- Suicide mortality rate, female in Low & middle income was 5.67 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 8.97 per 100,000 female population in 2000.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, female recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.42 per 100,000 female population in 2020.
- How does Low & middle income rank for suicide mortality rate, female?
- Low & middle income ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, female rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle 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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Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).