Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) was 45 per 100,000 male population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Suicide mortality rate, male in Eswatini, 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 Eswatini is 45 per 100,000 male population, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 9.5% on the previous year and up 68.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, male in Eswatini peaked at 49.83 per 100,000 male population in 2018 and was at its lowest, 21.48 per 100,000 male population, in 2000.
Eswatini ranks 1st of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Eswatini, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.48 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 23.62 per 100,000 male population | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 25.2 per 100,000 male population | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 27.21 per 100,000 male population | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 27.83 per 100,000 male population | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 28.18 per 100,000 male population | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 28.45 per 100,000 male population | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 28.48 per 100,000 male population | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 28.85 per 100,000 male population | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 28.94 per 100,000 male population | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 39.25 per 100,000 male population | +35.6% |
| 2011 | 26.65 per 100,000 male population | -32.1% |
| 2012 | 28.28 per 100,000 male population | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 31.34 per 100,000 male population | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 35.92 per 100,000 male population | +14.6% |
| 2015 | 41.58 per 100,000 male population | +15.8% |
| 2016 | 45.53 per 100,000 male population | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 49.35 per 100,000 male population | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 49.83 per 100,000 male population | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 48 per 100,000 male population | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 41.1 per 100,000 male population | -14.4% |
| 2021 | 45 per 100,000 male population | +9.5% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 45 per 100,000 male population is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.3 per 100,000 male population, 5.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 45 per 100,000 male population is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.16 per 100,000 male population, 4.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.82 per 100,000 male population | 21.48 per 100,000 male population | 28.94 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.57 per 100,000 male population | 26.65 per 100,000 male population | 49.83 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.05 per 100,000 male population | 41.1 per 100,000 male population | 45 per 100,000 male population | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, male in Eswatini?
- Suicide mortality rate, male in Eswatini was 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 49.83 per 100,000 male population in 2018.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.48 per 100,000 male population in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for suicide mortality rate, male?
- Eswatini ranks 1st out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, male rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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).