Suicide mortality rate, female in Samoa
Samoa: Suicide mortality rate, female was 6.96 per 100,000 female population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
6.96 per 100,000 female population
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
31st
of 185 countries
All-time high
7.78 per 100,000 female population
in 2016
All-time low
5.63 per 100,000 female population
in 2009
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Suicide mortality rate, female in Samoa, 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
Samoa recorded 6.96 per 100,000 female population for suicide mortality rate, female in 2021.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, female in Samoa peaked at 7.78 per 100,000 female population in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.63 per 100,000 female population, in 2009.
Samoa ranks 31st of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Suicide mortality rate, female in Samoa, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.59 per 100,000 female population | — |
| 2001 | 6.52 per 100,000 female population | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 6.43 per 100,000 female population | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 6.32 per 100,000 female population | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 6.03 per 100,000 female population | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 6.11 per 100,000 female population | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 6.15 per 100,000 female population | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 6.25 per 100,000 female population | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 6.45 per 100,000 female population | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 5.63 per 100,000 female population | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 6.58 per 100,000 female population | +16.9% |
| 2011 | 6.94 per 100,000 female population | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 7 per 100,000 female population | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 6.78 per 100,000 female population | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 7.51 per 100,000 female population | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 7.66 per 100,000 female population | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 7.78 per 100,000 female population | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 7.68 per 100,000 female population | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 7.61 per 100,000 female population | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 7.62 per 100,000 female population | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 7 per 100,000 female population | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 6.96 per 100,000 female population | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.25 per 100,000 female population | 5.63 per 100,000 female population | 6.59 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.32 per 100,000 female population | 6.58 per 100,000 female population | 7.78 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.98 per 100,000 female population | 6.96 per 100,000 female population | 7 per 100,000 female population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 28 Norway 7.41 per 100,000 female population compare
- 29 Eritrea 7.2 per 100,000 female population compare
- 30 Nepal 7.16 per 100,000 female population compare
- 32 Croatia 6.94 per 100,000 female population compare
- 33 Ukraine 6.87 per 100,000 female population compare
- 34 Australia 6.73 per 100,000 female population compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1843 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.3841 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, female in Samoa?
- Suicide mortality rate, female in Samoa was 6.96 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 7.78 per 100,000 female population in 2016.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, female recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.63 per 100,000 female population in 2009.
- How does Samoa rank for suicide mortality rate, female?
- Samoa ranks 31st out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, female rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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).