Suicide mortality rate, male in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Suicide mortality rate, male was 3.65 per 100,000 male population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate, male in Bangladesh, 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
Bangladesh recorded 3.65 per 100,000 male population for suicide mortality rate, male in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, male in Bangladesh peaked at 6.43 per 100,000 male population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.65 per 100,000 male population, in 2021.
Bangladesh ranks 161st 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, male in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.43 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 6.11 per 100,000 male population | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 5.97 per 100,000 male population | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 5.76 per 100,000 male population | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 5.46 per 100,000 male population | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 5.52 per 100,000 male population | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 5.55 per 100,000 male population | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 5.35 per 100,000 male population | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 5.1 per 100,000 male population | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 4.93 per 100,000 male population | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 4.68 per 100,000 male population | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 4.17 per 100,000 male population | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 3.81 per 100,000 male population | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 3.7 per 100,000 male population | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 3.73 per 100,000 male population | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 3.69 per 100,000 male population | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 3.75 per 100,000 male population | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 3.93 per 100,000 male population | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 3.94 per 100,000 male population | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 3.95 per 100,000 male population | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 3.66 per 100,000 male population | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 3.65 per 100,000 male population | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.62 per 100,000 male population | 4.93 per 100,000 male population | 6.43 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.94 per 100,000 male population | 3.69 per 100,000 male population | 4.68 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.66 per 100,000 male population | 3.65 per 100,000 male population | 3.66 per 100,000 male population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 158 Sudan 3.91 per 100,000 male population compare
- 159 Cyprus 3.84 per 100,000 male population compare
- 160 Mauritania 3.74 per 100,000 male population compare
- 162 Kuwait 3.58 per 100,000 male population compare
- 163 Tajikistan 3.56 per 100,000 male population compare
- 164 Morocco 3.39 per 100,000 male population compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, male in Bangladesh?
- Suicide mortality rate, male in Bangladesh was 3.65 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 6.43 per 100,000 male population in 2000.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.65 per 100,000 male population in 2021.
- How does Bangladesh rank for suicide mortality rate, male?
- Bangladesh ranks 161st out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, male rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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).