Suicide mortality rate, male in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Suicide mortality rate, male was 10.4 per 100,000 male population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate, male in Low & middle 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
The most recent figure for suicide mortality rate, male in Low & middle income is 10.4 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 1.4% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, male in Low & middle income peaked at 12.88 per 100,000 male population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.4 per 100,000 male population, in 2021.
That places Low & middle income 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Suicide mortality rate, male in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.88 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 12.59 per 100,000 male population | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 12.47 per 100,000 male population | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 12.43 per 100,000 male population | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 12.55 per 100,000 male population | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 12.38 per 100,000 male population | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 12.03 per 100,000 male population | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 11.91 per 100,000 male population | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 11.82 per 100,000 male population | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 11.61 per 100,000 male population | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 11.51 per 100,000 male population | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 11.35 per 100,000 male population | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 11.19 per 100,000 male population | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 11.06 per 100,000 male population | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 11.05 per 100,000 male population | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 10.9 per 100,000 male population | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 10.9 per 100,000 male population | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10.98 per 100,000 male population | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 11.01 per 100,000 male population | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 10.99 per 100,000 male population | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 10.54 per 100,000 male population | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 10.4 per 100,000 male population | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.27 per 100,000 male population | 11.61 per 100,000 male population | 12.88 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.09 per 100,000 male population | 10.9 per 100,000 male population | 11.51 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.47 per 100,000 male population | 10.4 per 100,000 male population | 10.54 per 100,000 male population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 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
- 33 Austria 23.56 per 100,000 male population compare
- 34 Cuba 23.49 per 100,000 male population compare
More health data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 0.226 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per capita 0.0271 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0438 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 0.1804 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0286 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, male in Low & middle income?
- Suicide mortality rate, male in Low & middle income was 10.4 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 12.88 per 100,000 male population in 2000.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4 per 100,000 male population in 2021.
- How does Low & middle income rank for suicide mortality rate, male?
- Low & middle income ranks 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, male rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle 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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Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).