Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) was 1.68 per 100,000 female population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate, female in Nicaragua, 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 Nicaragua is 1.68 per 100,000 female population, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 50.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, female in Nicaragua peaked at 5.26 per 100,000 female population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.68 per 100,000 female population, in 2021.
Nicaragua ranks 146th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.26 per 100,000 female population | — |
| 2001 | 4.6 per 100,000 female population | -12.5% |
| 2002 | 4.13 per 100,000 female population | -10.2% |
| 2003 | 3.96 per 100,000 female population | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 3.62 per 100,000 female population | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 3.17 per 100,000 female population | -12.4% |
| 2006 | 2.62 per 100,000 female population | -17.4% |
| 2007 | 3.03 per 100,000 female population | +15.6% |
| 2008 | 3.49 per 100,000 female population | +15.2% |
| 2009 | 3.5 per 100,000 female population | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 2.71 per 100,000 female population | -22.6% |
| 2011 | 3.41 per 100,000 female population | +25.8% |
| 2012 | 2.66 per 100,000 female population | -22.0% |
| 2013 | 2.73 per 100,000 female population | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 2.37 per 100,000 female population | -13.2% |
| 2015 | 2.46 per 100,000 female population | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 1.94 per 100,000 female population | -21.1% |
| 2017 | 2.24 per 100,000 female population | +15.5% |
| 2018 | 2.31 per 100,000 female population | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 2.08 per 100,000 female population | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 1.85 per 100,000 female population | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 1.68 per 100,000 female population | -9.2% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 1.68 per 100,000 female population is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.97 per 100,000 female population, 57% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 1.68 per 100,000 female population is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.22 per 100,000 female population, 76% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.74 per 100,000 female population | 2.62 per 100,000 female population | 5.26 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.49 per 100,000 female population | 1.94 per 100,000 female population | 3.41 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.77 per 100,000 female population | 1.68 per 100,000 female population | 1.85 per 100,000 female population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 143 Philippines 1.77 per 100,000 female population compare
- 144 Seychelles 1.74 per 100,000 female population compare
- 145 Mauritania 1.72 per 100,000 female population compare
- 147 Greece 1.62 per 100,000 female population compare
- 148 Nigeria 1.53 per 100,000 female population compare
- 149 Iraq 1.52 per 100,000 female population compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, female in Nicaragua?
- Suicide mortality rate, female in Nicaragua was 1.68 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 5.26 per 100,000 female population in 2000.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, female recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.68 per 100,000 female population in 2021.
- How does Nicaragua rank for suicide mortality rate, female?
- Nicaragua ranks 146th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, female rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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).