Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) in Suriname
Suriname: Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) was 14.03 per 100,000 female population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Suicide mortality rate, female in Suriname, 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 Suriname is 14.03 per 100,000 female population, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, female in Suriname peaked at 14.03 per 100,000 female population in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.76 per 100,000 female population, in 2003.
That places Suriname 3rd out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.83 per 100,000 female population | — |
| 2001 | 10.15 per 100,000 female population | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 10.08 per 100,000 female population | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 9.76 per 100,000 female population | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 10.24 per 100,000 female population | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 10.49 per 100,000 female population | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 11.03 per 100,000 female population | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 11.38 per 100,000 female population | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 11.25 per 100,000 female population | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 10.95 per 100,000 female population | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 11.02 per 100,000 female population | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 11.09 per 100,000 female population | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 11.51 per 100,000 female population | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 12.15 per 100,000 female population | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 12.45 per 100,000 female population | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 13.07 per 100,000 female population | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 13.3 per 100,000 female population | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 13.02 per 100,000 female population | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 12.93 per 100,000 female population | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 12.47 per 100,000 female population | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 13.05 per 100,000 female population | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 14.03 per 100,000 female population | +7.5% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 14.03 per 100,000 female population is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.15 per 100,000 female population, 4.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 14.03 per 100,000 female population is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.22 per 100,000 female population, 6.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.52 per 100,000 female population | 9.76 per 100,000 female population | 11.38 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.3 per 100,000 female population | 11.02 per 100,000 female population | 13.3 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.54 per 100,000 female population | 13.05 per 100,000 female population | 14.03 per 100,000 female population | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, female in Suriname?
- Suicide mortality rate, female in Suriname was 14.03 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 Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 14.03 per 100,000 female population in 2021.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, female recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.76 per 100,000 female population in 2003.
- How does Suriname rank for suicide mortality rate, female?
- Suriname ranks 3rd out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, female rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname 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).