Suicide mortality rate, male in Kiribati
Kiribati: Suicide mortality rate, male was 31 per 100,000 male population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Suicide mortality rate, male in Kiribati, 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
In 2021, suicide mortality rate, male in Kiribati stood at 31 per 100,000 male population. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, male in Kiribati peaked at 36.47 per 100,000 male population in 2013 and was at its lowest, 31 per 100,000 male population, in 2021.
That places Kiribati 12th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Suicide mortality rate, male in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.73 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 32.57 per 100,000 male population | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 32.33 per 100,000 male population | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 31.14 per 100,000 male population | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 31.28 per 100,000 male population | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 33.23 per 100,000 male population | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 31.78 per 100,000 male population | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 34.61 per 100,000 male population | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 35.81 per 100,000 male population | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 35.28 per 100,000 male population | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 35.13 per 100,000 male population | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 36.29 per 100,000 male population | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 35.41 per 100,000 male population | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 36.47 per 100,000 male population | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 35.46 per 100,000 male population | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 35.28 per 100,000 male population | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 36.24 per 100,000 male population | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 34.2 per 100,000 male population | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 33.49 per 100,000 male population | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 34.8 per 100,000 male population | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 32.86 per 100,000 male population | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 31 per 100,000 male population | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.08 per 100,000 male population | 31.14 per 100,000 male population | 35.81 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.28 per 100,000 male population | 33.49 per 100,000 male population | 36.47 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.93 per 100,000 male population | 31 per 100,000 male population | 32.86 per 100,000 male population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 9 South Africa 35.4 per 100,000 male population compare
- 10 Mongolia 32.16 per 100,000 male population compare
- 11 Micronesia, Federated States of 31.06 per 100,000 male population compare
- 13 Suriname 30.47 per 100,000 male population compare
- 14 Slovenia 29.95 per 100,000 male population compare
- 15 Solomon Islands 29.18 per 100,000 male population compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7209 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,076 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 34 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per capita 0.0201 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 0.2187 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0168 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate -0.1799 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, male in Kiribati?
- Suicide mortality rate, male in Kiribati was 31 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 Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 36.47 per 100,000 male population in 2013.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 31 per 100,000 male population in 2021.
- How does Kiribati rank for suicide mortality rate, male?
- Kiribati ranks 12th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, male rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati 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).