Suicide mortality rate, male in Barbados
Barbados: Suicide mortality rate, male was 6.17 per 100,000 male population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate, male in Barbados, 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
Barbados recorded 6.17 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 15.6% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, male in Barbados peaked at 9.58 per 100,000 male population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.17 per 100,000 male population, in 2021.
That places Barbados 139th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Suicide mortality rate, male in Barbados, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.58 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 8.49 per 100,000 male population | -11.4% |
| 2002 | 7.72 per 100,000 male population | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 8.87 per 100,000 male population | +14.9% |
| 2004 | 9.21 per 100,000 male population | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 9.31 per 100,000 male population | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 9.02 per 100,000 male population | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 8 per 100,000 male population | -11.3% |
| 2008 | 8.32 per 100,000 male population | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 7.73 per 100,000 male population | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 7.81 per 100,000 male population | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 7.6 per 100,000 male population | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 6.87 per 100,000 male population | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 7.32 per 100,000 male population | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 7.63 per 100,000 male population | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 7.14 per 100,000 male population | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 7.94 per 100,000 male population | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 6.86 per 100,000 male population | -13.6% |
| 2018 | 7.27 per 100,000 male population | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 8.56 per 100,000 male population | +17.7% |
| 2020 | 7.31 per 100,000 male population | -14.6% |
| 2021 | 6.17 per 100,000 male population | -15.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.62 per 100,000 male population | 7.72 per 100,000 male population | 9.58 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.5 per 100,000 male population | 6.86 per 100,000 male population | 8.56 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.74 per 100,000 male population | 6.17 per 100,000 male population | 7.31 per 100,000 male population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 136 Israel 6.31 per 100,000 male population compare
- 137 Qatar 6.24 per 100,000 male population compare
- 138 Bhutan 6.19 per 100,000 male population compare
- 140 Guinea 6.13 per 100,000 male population compare
- 141 Tonga 6.05 per 100,000 male population compare
- 142 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 6.03 per 100,000 male population compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2208 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0328 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, male in Barbados?
- Suicide mortality rate, male in Barbados was 6.17 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 Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 9.58 per 100,000 male population in 2000.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.17 per 100,000 male population in 2021.
- How does Barbados rank for suicide mortality rate, male?
- Barbados ranks 139th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, male rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados 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).