Suicide mortality rate, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Suicide mortality rate, male was 9.3 per 100,000 male population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 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
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 9.3 per 100,000 male population for suicide mortality rate, male in 2021.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 12.82 per 100,000 male population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.93 per 100,000 male population, in 2014.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2021, putting it 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.82 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 12.65 per 100,000 male population | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 12.56 per 100,000 male population | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 12.7 per 100,000 male population | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 12.75 per 100,000 male population | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 12.17 per 100,000 male population | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 11.34 per 100,000 male population | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 10.82 per 100,000 male population | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 10.52 per 100,000 male population | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 10.23 per 100,000 male population | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 9.95 per 100,000 male population | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 9.54 per 100,000 male population | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 9.18 per 100,000 male population | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 8.97 per 100,000 male population | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 8.93 per 100,000 male population | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 8.93 per 100,000 male population | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.97 per 100,000 male population | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 8.94 per 100,000 male population | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 9.06 per 100,000 male population | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 9.12 per 100,000 male population | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 9.28 per 100,000 male population | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 9.3 per 100,000 male population | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.86 per 100,000 male population | 10.23 per 100,000 male population | 12.82 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.16 per 100,000 male population | 8.93 per 100,000 male population | 9.95 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.29 per 100,000 male population | 9.28 per 100,000 male population | 9.3 per 100,000 male population | 2 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 32 Zimbabwe 23.57 per 100,000 male population compare
- 33 Austria 23.56 per 100,000 male population compare
- 34 Cuba 23.49 per 100,000 male population compare
- 35 Serbia 22.98 per 100,000 male population compare
- 36 Trinidad and Tobago 22.25 per 100,000 male population compare
- 37 Czechia 21.2 per 100,000 male population compare
- 38 Finland 20.51 per 100,000 male population compare
More health data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0424 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0341 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Suicide mortality rate, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 9.3 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.82 per 100,000 male population in 2000.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.93 per 100,000 male population in 2014.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for suicide mortality rate, male?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, male rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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).