Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Brunei
Brunei: Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) was 5.19 per 100,000 male population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Suicide mortality rate, male in Brunei, 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
The most recent figure for suicide mortality rate, male in Brunei is 5.19 per 100,000 male population, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 92.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, male in Brunei peaked at 5.19 per 100,000 male population in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.57 per 100,000 male population, in 2014.
Brunei ranks 150th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Brunei, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.45 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 1.89 per 100,000 male population | -22.9% |
| 2002 | 2.19 per 100,000 male population | +15.9% |
| 2003 | 2.26 per 100,000 male population | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 2.59 per 100,000 male population | +14.6% |
| 2005 | 2.65 per 100,000 male population | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 3.4 per 100,000 male population | +28.3% |
| 2007 | 2.65 per 100,000 male population | -22.1% |
| 2008 | 2.22 per 100,000 male population | -16.2% |
| 2009 | 1.74 per 100,000 male population | -21.6% |
| 2010 | 1.67 per 100,000 male population | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 2.69 per 100,000 male population | +61.1% |
| 2012 | 2.6 per 100,000 male population | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 1.76 per 100,000 male population | -32.3% |
| 2014 | 1.57 per 100,000 male population | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 2.14 per 100,000 male population | +36.3% |
| 2016 | 3.47 per 100,000 male population | +62.1% |
| 2017 | 4.16 per 100,000 male population | +19.9% |
| 2018 | 4.57 per 100,000 male population | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 4.12 per 100,000 male population | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 4.97 per 100,000 male population | +20.6% |
| 2021 | 5.19 per 100,000 male population | +4.4% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 5.19 per 100,000 male population is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.31 per 100,000 male population, 34% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 5.19 per 100,000 male population is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.82 per 100,000 male population, 48% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4 per 100,000 male population | 1.74 per 100,000 male population | 3.4 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.88 per 100,000 male population | 1.57 per 100,000 male population | 4.57 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.08 per 100,000 male population | 4.97 per 100,000 male population | 5.19 per 100,000 male population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 147 Yemen 5.55 per 100,000 male population compare
- 148 Mali 5.5 per 100,000 male population compare
- 149 Philippines 5.23 per 100,000 male population compare
- 151 Honduras 4.97 per 100,000 male population compare
- 152 Afghanistan 4.81 per 100,000 male population compare
- 153 East Timor 4.8 per 100,000 male population compare
More health data for Brunei
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3926 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7116 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.032 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.7964 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0345 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, male in Brunei?
- Suicide mortality rate, male in Brunei was 5.19 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 Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 5.19 per 100,000 male population in 2021.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.57 per 100,000 male population in 2014.
- How does Brunei rank for suicide mortality rate, male?
- Brunei ranks 150th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, male rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei 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).