Suicide mortality rate, male in Latvia
Latvia: Suicide mortality rate, male was 27.5 per 100,000 male population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate, male in Latvia, 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 Latvia stood at 27.5 per 100,000 male population. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 13.4% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, male in Latvia peaked at 60.55 per 100,000 male population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 27.5 per 100,000 male population, in 2021.
Latvia ranks 18th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Suicide mortality rate, male in Latvia, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 60.55 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 56.71 per 100,000 male population | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 53.72 per 100,000 male population | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 50.87 per 100,000 male population | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 47.58 per 100,000 male population | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 46.18 per 100,000 male population | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 42.17 per 100,000 male population | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 36.09 per 100,000 male population | -14.4% |
| 2008 | 46.85 per 100,000 male population | +29.8% |
| 2009 | 46.7 per 100,000 male population | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 42.54 per 100,000 male population | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 41.23 per 100,000 male population | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 42.99 per 100,000 male population | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 37.96 per 100,000 male population | -11.7% |
| 2014 | 37.16 per 100,000 male population | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 37.32 per 100,000 male population | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 36.37 per 100,000 male population | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 36.16 per 100,000 male population | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 34.2 per 100,000 male population | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 29.17 per 100,000 male population | -14.7% |
| 2020 | 31.77 per 100,000 male population | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 27.5 per 100,000 male population | -13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.74 per 100,000 male population | 36.09 per 100,000 male population | 60.55 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.51 per 100,000 male population | 29.17 per 100,000 male population | 42.99 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.63 per 100,000 male population | 27.5 per 100,000 male population | 31.77 per 100,000 male population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 15 Solomon Islands 29.18 per 100,000 male population compare
- 16 Thailand 28.22 per 100,000 male population compare
- 17 Belarus 27.7 per 100,000 male population compare
- 19 Belgium 26.25 per 100,000 male population compare
- 20 Hungary 26.2 per 100,000 male population compare
- 21 Cape Verde 25.27 per 100,000 male population compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, male in Latvia?
- Suicide mortality rate, male in Latvia was 27.5 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 60.55 per 100,000 male population in 2000.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5 per 100,000 male population in 2021.
- How does Latvia rank for suicide mortality rate, male?
- Latvia ranks 18th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, male rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia 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).