Suicide mortality rate, female in Spain
Spain: Suicide mortality rate, female was 4.47 per 100,000 female population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Suicide mortality rate, female in Spain, 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 Spain is 4.47 per 100,000 female population, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, female in Spain peaked at 4.52 per 100,000 female population in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.12 per 100,000 female population, in 2010.
Spain ranks 69th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Suicide mortality rate, female in Spain, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.15 per 100,000 female population | — |
| 2001 | 3.88 per 100,000 female population | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 4.07 per 100,000 female population | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 4.14 per 100,000 female population | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 4.21 per 100,000 female population | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 3.98 per 100,000 female population | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 3.47 per 100,000 female population | -12.8% |
| 2007 | 3.7 per 100,000 female population | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 3.6 per 100,000 female population | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 3.46 per 100,000 female population | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 3.12 per 100,000 female population | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 3.39 per 100,000 female population | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 3.6 per 100,000 female population | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 4.23 per 100,000 female population | +17.5% |
| 2014 | 4.32 per 100,000 female population | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 4.15 per 100,000 female population | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 4.1 per 100,000 female population | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 4.24 per 100,000 female population | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 4.09 per 100,000 female population | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 4.04 per 100,000 female population | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 4.52 per 100,000 female population | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 4.47 per 100,000 female population | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.87 per 100,000 female population | 3.46 per 100,000 female population | 4.21 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.93 per 100,000 female population | 3.12 per 100,000 female population | 4.32 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.49 per 100,000 female population | 4.47 per 100,000 female population | 4.52 per 100,000 female population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 66 Ireland 4.58 per 100,000 female population compare
- 67 Comoros 4.52 per 100,000 female population compare
- 68 Sierra Leone 4.48 per 100,000 female population compare
- 70 Malta 4.4 per 100,000 female population compare
- 71 Viet Nam 4.34 per 100,000 female population compare
- 72 Cuba 4.32 per 100,000 female population compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, female in Spain?
- Suicide mortality rate, female in Spain was 4.47 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 4.52 per 100,000 female population in 2020.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, female recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.12 per 100,000 female population in 2010.
- How does Spain rank for suicide mortality rate, female?
- Spain ranks 69th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, female rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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).