Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Cambodia
Cambodia: Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) was 6.34 per 100,000 male population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Suicide mortality rate, male in Cambodia, 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 Cambodia is 6.34 per 100,000 male population, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, male in Cambodia peaked at 6.34 per 100,000 male population in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.98 per 100,000 male population, in 2002.
Cambodia ranks 134th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Cambodia, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.03 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 5.25 per 100,000 male population | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 4.98 per 100,000 male population | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 5.03 per 100,000 male population | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 5.26 per 100,000 male population | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 5.44 per 100,000 male population | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 5.58 per 100,000 male population | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 5.88 per 100,000 male population | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 5.92 per 100,000 male population | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 5.9 per 100,000 male population | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 6.04 per 100,000 male population | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 6.02 per 100,000 male population | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 6.14 per 100,000 male population | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 6.08 per 100,000 male population | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 6.07 per 100,000 male population | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 6.1 per 100,000 male population | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 6.13 per 100,000 male population | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 6.14 per 100,000 male population | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 6.16 per 100,000 male population | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 6.21 per 100,000 male population | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 6.07 per 100,000 male population | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 6.34 per 100,000 male population | +4.4% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 6.34 per 100,000 male population is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.3 per 100,000 male population, 76% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 6.34 per 100,000 male population is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.82 per 100,000 male population, 59% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.43 per 100,000 male population | 4.98 per 100,000 male population | 5.92 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.11 per 100,000 male population | 6.02 per 100,000 male population | 6.21 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.21 per 100,000 male population | 6.07 per 100,000 male population | 6.34 per 100,000 male population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 131 Bahrain 6.62 per 100,000 male population compare
- 132 Gambia 6.55 per 100,000 male population compare
- 132 Laos 6.55 per 100,000 male population compare
- 134 Seychelles 6.34 per 100,000 male population compare
- 136 Israel 6.31 per 100,000 male population compare
- 137 Qatar 6.24 per 100,000 male population compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, male in Cambodia?
- Suicide mortality rate, male in Cambodia was 6.34 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 Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.34 per 100,000 male population in 2021.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.98 per 100,000 male population in 2002.
- How does Cambodia rank for suicide mortality rate, male?
- Cambodia ranks 134th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, male rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia 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).