Suicide mortality rate, male in Liberia
Liberia: Suicide mortality rate, male was 8.02 per 100,000 male population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Suicide mortality rate, male in Liberia, 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 Liberia stood at 8.02 per 100,000 male population. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, male in Liberia peaked at 8.02 per 100,000 male population in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.45 per 100,000 male population, in 2005.
Liberia ranks 115th of 185 countries 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 Liberia, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.88 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 6.71 per 100,000 male population | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 6.98 per 100,000 male population | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 6.55 per 100,000 male population | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 6.84 per 100,000 male population | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 6.45 per 100,000 male population | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 6.65 per 100,000 male population | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 6.66 per 100,000 male population | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 6.72 per 100,000 male population | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 7.12 per 100,000 male population | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 7.49 per 100,000 male population | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 7.96 per 100,000 male population | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 7.9 per 100,000 male population | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 7.67 per 100,000 male population | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 7.73 per 100,000 male population | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 7.59 per 100,000 male population | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 7.53 per 100,000 male population | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 7.65 per 100,000 male population | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 7.65 per 100,000 male population | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.8 per 100,000 male population | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 7.94 per 100,000 male population | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 8.02 per 100,000 male population | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.76 per 100,000 male population | 6.45 per 100,000 male population | 7.12 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.7 per 100,000 male population | 7.49 per 100,000 male population | 7.96 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.98 per 100,000 male population | 7.94 per 100,000 male population | 8.02 per 100,000 male population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 112 Malta 8.38 per 100,000 male population compare
- 112 Nigeria 8.38 per 100,000 male population compare
- 114 Ghana 8.3 per 100,000 male population compare
- 115 Pakistan 8.02 per 100,000 male population compare
- 117 Paraguay 8.01 per 100,000 male population compare
- 118 Greece 7.94 per 100,000 male population compare
More health data for Liberia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7528 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,097 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,457 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 3.74 % 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 0.0155 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 2.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0136 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, male in Liberia?
- Suicide mortality rate, male in Liberia was 8.02 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.02 per 100,000 male population in 2021.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.45 per 100,000 male population in 2005.
- How does Liberia rank for suicide mortality rate, male?
- Liberia ranks 115th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, male rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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).