Suicide mortality rate, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Suicide mortality rate, male was 10.62 per 100,000 male population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Suicide mortality rate, male in Latin America & Caribbean (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
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 10.62 per 100,000 male population for suicide mortality rate, male in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 10.62 per 100,000 male population in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.05 per 100,000 male population, in 2000.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Suicide mortality rate, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.05 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 8.45 per 100,000 male population | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 8.25 per 100,000 male population | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 8.33 per 100,000 male population | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 8.27 per 100,000 male population | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 8.36 per 100,000 male population | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 8.28 per 100,000 male population | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 8.3 per 100,000 male population | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 8.56 per 100,000 male population | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 8.6 per 100,000 male population | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 8.38 per 100,000 male population | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 8.83 per 100,000 male population | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 8.92 per 100,000 male population | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 8.95 per 100,000 male population | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 9.32 per 100,000 male population | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 9.57 per 100,000 male population | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 10.02 per 100,000 male population | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 10.31 per 100,000 male population | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 10.17 per 100,000 male population | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 10.28 per 100,000 male population | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 10.08 per 100,000 male population | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 10.62 per 100,000 male population | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.34 per 100,000 male population | 8.05 per 100,000 male population | 8.6 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.48 per 100,000 male population | 8.38 per 100,000 male population | 10.31 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.35 per 100,000 male population | 10.08 per 100,000 male population | 10.62 per 100,000 male population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 26 Vanuatu 24.65 per 100,000 male population compare
- 27 Kazakhstan 24.4 per 100,000 male population compare
- 28 Sri Lanka 24.22 per 100,000 male population compare
- 29 Poland 24.11 per 100,000 male population compare
- 30 France 24.1 per 100,000 male population compare
- 31 Japan 23.6 per 100,000 male population compare
- 32 Zimbabwe 23.57 per 100,000 male population compare
More health data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0359 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 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0369 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 0.8651 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0376 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.3093 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Suicide mortality rate, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 10.62 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.62 per 100,000 male population in 2021.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.05 per 100,000 male population in 2000.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for suicide mortality rate, male?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, male rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (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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About this data
Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).