Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Cyprus
Cyprus: Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) was 3.84 per 100,000 male population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Suicide mortality rate, male in Cyprus, 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 Cyprus is 3.84 per 100,000 male population, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 31.8% on the previous year and down 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, male in Cyprus peaked at 10.67 per 100,000 male population in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.32 per 100,000 male population, in 2004.
That places Cyprus 159th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 Cyprus, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.61 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 2.74 per 100,000 male population | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 2.83 per 100,000 male population | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 2.86 per 100,000 male population | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.32 per 100,000 male population | -53.8% |
| 2005 | 3.47 per 100,000 male population | +162.9% |
| 2006 | 4.32 per 100,000 male population | +24.5% |
| 2007 | 4.68 per 100,000 male population | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 8.8 per 100,000 male population | +88.0% |
| 2009 | 7.51 per 100,000 male population | -14.7% |
| 2010 | 8.23 per 100,000 male population | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 7.61 per 100,000 male population | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 10.47 per 100,000 male population | +37.6% |
| 2013 | 10.67 per 100,000 male population | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 8.26 per 100,000 male population | -22.6% |
| 2015 | 7.67 per 100,000 male population | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 8.72 per 100,000 male population | +13.7% |
| 2017 | 7.72 per 100,000 male population | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 9.11 per 100,000 male population | +18.0% |
| 2019 | 8.07 per 100,000 male population | -11.4% |
| 2020 | 5.63 per 100,000 male population | -30.2% |
| 2021 | 3.84 per 100,000 male population | -31.8% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 3.84 per 100,000 male population is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.31 per 100,000 male population, 25% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 3.84 per 100,000 male population is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.09 per 100,000 male population, 22% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Cyprus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +162.9% | 1.32 per 100,000 male population | 3.47 per 100,000 male population |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.11 per 100,000 male population | 1.32 per 100,000 male population | 8.8 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.65 per 100,000 male population | 7.61 per 100,000 male population | 10.67 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.73 per 100,000 male population | 3.84 per 100,000 male population | 5.63 per 100,000 male population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 156 Turkey 4.29 per 100,000 male population compare
- 157 Armenia 4.17 per 100,000 male population compare
- 158 Sudan 3.91 per 100,000 male population compare
- 160 Mauritania 3.74 per 100,000 male population compare
- 161 Bangladesh 3.65 per 100,000 male population compare
- 162 Kuwait 3.58 per 100,000 male population compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.51 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.0526 % 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 0.0263 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0182 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, male in Cyprus?
- Suicide mortality rate, male in Cyprus was 3.84 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 Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 10.67 per 100,000 male population in 2013.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.32 per 100,000 male population in 2004.
- How does Cyprus rank for suicide mortality rate, male?
- Cyprus ranks 159th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, male rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus 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).