Suicide mortality rate, male in Chile
Chile: Suicide mortality rate, male was 12.3 per 100,000 male population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate, male in Chile, 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
In 2021, suicide mortality rate, male in Chile stood at 12.3 per 100,000 male population. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 9.4% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, male in Chile peaked at 20.57 per 100,000 male population in 2009 and was at its lowest, 12.3 per 100,000 male population, in 2021.
Chile ranks 78th 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 Chile, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.4 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 18.27 per 100,000 male population | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 16.72 per 100,000 male population | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 16.73 per 100,000 male population | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 17.45 per 100,000 male population | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 16.33 per 100,000 male population | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 16.93 per 100,000 male population | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 17.98 per 100,000 male population | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 19.85 per 100,000 male population | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 20.57 per 100,000 male population | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 19.07 per 100,000 male population | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 19.36 per 100,000 male population | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 17.49 per 100,000 male population | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 16.3 per 100,000 male population | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 16.74 per 100,000 male population | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 16.45 per 100,000 male population | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 17.15 per 100,000 male population | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 16.81 per 100,000 male population | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 15.66 per 100,000 male population | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 15.76 per 100,000 male population | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 13.57 per 100,000 male population | -13.9% |
| 2021 | 12.3 per 100,000 male population | -9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.92 per 100,000 male population | 16.33 per 100,000 male population | 20.57 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.08 per 100,000 male population | 15.66 per 100,000 male population | 19.36 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.94 per 100,000 male population | 12.3 per 100,000 male population | 13.57 per 100,000 male population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 75 Ecuador 12.51 per 100,000 male population compare
- 76 Angola 12.47 per 100,000 male population compare
- 76 Malawi 12.47 per 100,000 male population compare
- 79 Luxembourg 12.13 per 100,000 male population compare
- 80 South Sudan 12.06 per 100,000 male population compare
- 81 Gabon 12.02 per 100,000 male population compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, male in Chile?
- Suicide mortality rate, male in Chile was 12.3 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 20.57 per 100,000 male population in 2009.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3 per 100,000 male population in 2021.
- How does Chile rank for suicide mortality rate, male?
- Chile ranks 78th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, male rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile 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).