Suicide mortality rate, male in China
China: Suicide mortality rate, male was 10.32 per 100,000 male population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate, male in China, 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 China stood at 10.32 per 100,000 male population.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, male in China peaked at 15.78 per 100,000 male population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10 per 100,000 male population, in 2017.
China ranks 99th 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 China, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.78 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 15.55 per 100,000 male population | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 15.4 per 100,000 male population | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 15.62 per 100,000 male population | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 15.75 per 100,000 male population | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 15.04 per 100,000 male population | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 13.84 per 100,000 male population | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 13.1 per 100,000 male population | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 12.64 per 100,000 male population | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 12.22 per 100,000 male population | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 11.79 per 100,000 male population | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 11.13 per 100,000 male population | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 10.62 per 100,000 male population | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 10.32 per 100,000 male population | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 10.18 per 100,000 male population | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 10.05 per 100,000 male population | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 10.04 per 100,000 male population | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 10 per 100,000 male population | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 10.09 per 100,000 male population | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 10.16 per 100,000 male population | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 10.44 per 100,000 male population | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 10.32 per 100,000 male population | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.49 per 100,000 male population | 12.22 per 100,000 male population | 15.78 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.44 per 100,000 male population | 10 per 100,000 male population | 11.79 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.38 per 100,000 male population | 10.32 per 100,000 male population | 10.44 per 100,000 male population | 2 |
Countries ranked near China
- 96 Italy 10.52 per 100,000 male population compare
- 97 Senegal 10.43 per 100,000 male population compare
- 98 Viet Nam 10.38 per 100,000 male population compare
- 99 Turkmenistan 10.32 per 100,000 male population compare
- 101 Equatorial Guinea 10.2 per 100,000 male population compare
- 102 Congo 10.11 per 100,000 male population compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, male in China?
- Suicide mortality rate, male in China was 10.32 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 15.78 per 100,000 male population in 2000.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 per 100,000 male population in 2017.
- How does China rank for suicide mortality rate, male?
- China ranks 99th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, male rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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).