Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Australia
Australia: Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) was 19.52 per 100,000 male population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
19.52 per 100,000 male population
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
39th
of 185 countries
All-time high
21 per 100,000 male population
in 2019
All-time low
16.84 per 100,000 male population
in 2004
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Suicide mortality rate, male in Australia, 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 male population.
Analysis
Australia recorded 19.52 per 100,000 male population for suicide mortality rate, male in 2021.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, male in Australia peaked at 21 per 100,000 male population in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16.84 per 100,000 male population, in 2004.
That places Australia 39th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Australia, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.09 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 20.42 per 100,000 male population | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 18.8 per 100,000 male population | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 17.2 per 100,000 male population | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 16.84 per 100,000 male population | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 18.11 per 100,000 male population | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 17.05 per 100,000 male population | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 17.3 per 100,000 male population | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 18.83 per 100,000 male population | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 17.57 per 100,000 male population | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 18.46 per 100,000 male population | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 17.26 per 100,000 male population | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 17.92 per 100,000 male population | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 17.68 per 100,000 male population | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 19.62 per 100,000 male population | +11.0% |
| 2015 | 20.4 per 100,000 male population | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 18.53 per 100,000 male population | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 20.55 per 100,000 male population | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 20.21 per 100,000 male population | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 21 per 100,000 male population | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 19.63 per 100,000 male population | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 19.52 per 100,000 male population | -0.6% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 19.52 per 100,000 male population is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.31 per 100,000 male population, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Australia's 19.52 per 100,000 male population is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.82 per 100,000 male population, 1.8× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.22 per 100,000 male population | 16.84 per 100,000 male population | 20.42 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.16 per 100,000 male population | 17.26 per 100,000 male population | 21 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.57 per 100,000 male population | 19.52 per 100,000 male population | 19.63 per 100,000 male population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 36 Trinidad and Tobago 22.25 per 100,000 male population compare
- 37 Czechia 21.2 per 100,000 male population compare
- 38 Finland 20.51 per 100,000 male population compare
- 40 Eritrea 19.42 per 100,000 male population compare
- 41 Sweden 18.92 per 100,000 male population compare
- 41 Switzerland 18.92 per 100,000 male population compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, male in Australia?
- Suicide mortality rate, male in Australia was 19.52 per 100,000 male 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, male recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 21 per 100,000 male population in 2019.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.84 per 100,000 male population in 2004.
- How does Australia rank for suicide mortality rate, male?
- Australia ranks 39th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, male rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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, male (per 100,000 male 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).