Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) was 13.45 per 100,000 male population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
13.45 per 100,000 male population
Change on year
up 36.1%
World rank
67th
of 185 countries
All-time high
13.45 per 100,000 male population
in 2021
All-time low
8.33 per 100,000 male population
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Suicide mortality rate, male in Costa Rica, 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
Costa Rica recorded 13.45 per 100,000 male population for suicide mortality rate, male in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.1% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, male in Costa Rica peaked at 13.45 per 100,000 male population in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.33 per 100,000 male population, in 2001.
Costa Rica ranks 67th 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 Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.54 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 8.33 per 100,000 male population | -21.0% |
| 2002 | 11.17 per 100,000 male population | +34.1% |
| 2003 | 12.24 per 100,000 male population | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 13.1 per 100,000 male population | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 10.56 per 100,000 male population | -19.4% |
| 2006 | 13.25 per 100,000 male population | +25.5% |
| 2007 | 9.16 per 100,000 male population | -30.9% |
| 2008 | 9.17 per 100,000 male population | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 9.32 per 100,000 male population | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 11.22 per 100,000 male population | +20.4% |
| 2011 | 10.87 per 100,000 male population | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 10.63 per 100,000 male population | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 11.14 per 100,000 male population | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 8.94 per 100,000 male population | -19.7% |
| 2015 | 10.58 per 100,000 male population | +18.3% |
| 2016 | 11.5 per 100,000 male population | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 8.98 per 100,000 male population | -21.9% |
| 2018 | 12.11 per 100,000 male population | +34.9% |
| 2019 | 12.21 per 100,000 male population | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 9.88 per 100,000 male population | -19.1% |
| 2021 | 13.45 per 100,000 male population | +36.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 13.45 per 100,000 male population is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.31 per 100,000 male population, 88% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 13.45 per 100,000 male population is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.66 per 100,000 male population, 1.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.68 per 100,000 male population | 8.33 per 100,000 male population | 13.25 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.82 per 100,000 male population | 8.94 per 100,000 male population | 12.21 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.66 per 100,000 male population | 9.88 per 100,000 male population | 13.45 per 100,000 male population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 64 Democratic Republic of Congo 13.71 per 100,000 male population compare
- 65 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13.7 per 100,000 male population compare
- 66 Cameroon 13.49 per 100,000 male population compare
- 68 Nepal 13.33 per 100,000 male population compare
- 69 Spain 13.12 per 100,000 male population compare
- 70 Burkina Faso 13.02 per 100,000 male population compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, male in Costa Rica?
- Suicide mortality rate, male in Costa Rica was 13.45 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 Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 13.45 per 100,000 male population in 2021.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.33 per 100,000 male population in 2001.
- How does Costa Rica rank for suicide mortality rate, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 67th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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).