Suicide mortality rate, male in Bhutan
Bhutan: Suicide mortality rate, male was 6.19 per 100,000 male population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate, male in Bhutan, 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
Bhutan recorded 6.19 per 100,000 male population for suicide mortality rate, male in 2021.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, male in Bhutan peaked at 6.91 per 100,000 male population in 2003 and was at its lowest, 6.08 per 100,000 male population, in 2019.
Bhutan ranks 138th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Suicide mortality rate, male in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.61 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 6.65 per 100,000 male population | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 6.55 per 100,000 male population | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 6.91 per 100,000 male population | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 6.86 per 100,000 male population | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 6.84 per 100,000 male population | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 6.78 per 100,000 male population | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 6.69 per 100,000 male population | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 6.63 per 100,000 male population | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 6.5 per 100,000 male population | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 6.25 per 100,000 male population | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 6.18 per 100,000 male population | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 6.31 per 100,000 male population | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 6.57 per 100,000 male population | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 6.74 per 100,000 male population | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 6.59 per 100,000 male population | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 6.52 per 100,000 male population | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 6.67 per 100,000 male population | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 6.27 per 100,000 male population | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 6.08 per 100,000 male population | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 6.52 per 100,000 male population | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 6.19 per 100,000 male population | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.7 per 100,000 male population | 6.5 per 100,000 male population | 6.91 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.42 per 100,000 male population | 6.08 per 100,000 male population | 6.74 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.36 per 100,000 male population | 6.19 per 100,000 male population | 6.52 per 100,000 male population | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, male in Bhutan?
- Suicide mortality rate, male in Bhutan was 6.19 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.91 per 100,000 male population in 2003.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.08 per 100,000 male population in 2019.
- How does Bhutan rank for suicide mortality rate, male?
- Bhutan ranks 138th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, male rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan 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).