Suicide mortality rate, male in India

India: Suicide mortality rate, male was 13.8 per 100,000 male population in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
13.8 per 100,000 male population
Change on year
down 8.5%
World rank
63rd
of 185 countries
All-time high
17.54 per 100,000 male population
in 2011
All-time low
13.8 per 100,000 male population
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Suicide mortality rate, male in India, 2000–2021

051015202000201020212000: 16.1 per 100,000 male population2001: 15.4 per 100,000 male population2002: 15.4 per 100,000 male population2003: 15.4 per 100,000 male population2004: 16.1 per 100,000 male population2005: 16.4 per 100,000 male population2006: 16.6 per 100,000 male population2007: 17.1 per 100,000 male population2008: 17.3 per 100,000 male population2009: 17.2 per 100,000 male population2010: 17.5 per 100,000 male population2011: 17.5 per 100,000 male population2012: 17.5 per 100,000 male population2013: 17.4 per 100,000 male population2014: 17.1 per 100,000 male population2015: 16.5 per 100,000 male population2016: 16.5 per 100,000 male population2017: 16.8 per 100,000 male population2018: 16.7 per 100,000 male population2019: 16.5 per 100,000 male population2020: 15.1 per 100,000 male population2021: 13.8 per 100,000 male population

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 India is 13.8 per 100,000 male population, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, male in India peaked at 17.54 per 100,000 male population in 2011 and was at its lowest, 13.8 per 100,000 male population, in 2021.

India ranks 63rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Suicide mortality rate, male in India, year by year

Annual values for Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in India, 2000 to 2021.
Year per 100,000 male population Change
2000 16.13 per 100,000 male population
2001 15.45 per 100,000 male population -4.2%
2002 15.44 per 100,000 male population -0.1%
2003 15.4 per 100,000 male population -0.3%
2004 16.1 per 100,000 male population +4.5%
2005 16.39 per 100,000 male population +1.8%
2006 16.56 per 100,000 male population +1.0%
2007 17.05 per 100,000 male population +3.0%
2008 17.29 per 100,000 male population +1.4%
2009 17.2 per 100,000 male population -0.5%
2010 17.51 per 100,000 male population +1.8%
2011 17.54 per 100,000 male population +0.2%
2012 17.49 per 100,000 male population -0.3%
2013 17.43 per 100,000 male population -0.3%
2014 17.1 per 100,000 male population -1.9%
2015 16.53 per 100,000 male population -3.3%
2016 16.46 per 100,000 male population -0.4%
2017 16.84 per 100,000 male population +2.3%
2018 16.66 per 100,000 male population -1.1%
2019 16.47 per 100,000 male population -1.1%
2020 15.09 per 100,000 male population -8.4%
2021 13.8 per 100,000 male population -8.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.3 per 100,000 male population 15.4 per 100,000 male population 17.29 per 100,000 male population 10
2010s 17 per 100,000 male population 16.46 per 100,000 male population 17.54 per 100,000 male population 10
2020s 14.45 per 100,000 male population 13.8 per 100,000 male population 15.09 per 100,000 male population 2

Countries ranked near India

  1. 60 Iceland 14.39 per 100,000 male population compare
  2. 61 Canada 14.2 per 100,000 male population compare
  3. 62 Namibia 13.86 per 100,000 male population compare
  4. 64 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 13.71 per 100,000 male population compare
  5. 65 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13.7 per 100,000 male population compare
  6. 66 Cameroon 13.49 per 100,000 male population compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is suicide mortality rate, male in India?
Suicide mortality rate, male in India was 13.8 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 India?
The highest recorded value was 17.54 per 100,000 male population in 2011.
What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 13.8 per 100,000 male population in 2021.
How does India rank for suicide mortality rate, male?
India ranks 63rd out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
Is suicide mortality rate, male rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this India 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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Indicator
Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population)
Unit
per 100,000 male population
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,104 data points, 2000–2021
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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).