Suicide mortality rate, male in Malawi
Malawi: Suicide mortality rate, male was 12.47 per 100,000 male population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate, male in Malawi, 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 Malawi is 12.47 per 100,000 male population, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, male in Malawi peaked at 12.8 per 100,000 male population in 2006 and was at its lowest, 10.52 per 100,000 male population, in 2014.
That places Malawi 76th out of 185 countries 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 Malawi, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.14 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 11.99 per 100,000 male population | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 12.14 per 100,000 male population | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 12.27 per 100,000 male population | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 12.24 per 100,000 male population | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 12.24 per 100,000 male population | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12.8 per 100,000 male population | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 12.48 per 100,000 male population | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 11.56 per 100,000 male population | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 11.3 per 100,000 male population | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 11 per 100,000 male population | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 10.93 per 100,000 male population | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 10.85 per 100,000 male population | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 10.69 per 100,000 male population | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 10.52 per 100,000 male population | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 10.81 per 100,000 male population | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 11.04 per 100,000 male population | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 11.45 per 100,000 male population | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 11.65 per 100,000 male population | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 12.14 per 100,000 male population | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 11.68 per 100,000 male population | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 12.47 per 100,000 male population | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.12 per 100,000 male population | 11.3 per 100,000 male population | 12.8 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.11 per 100,000 male population | 10.52 per 100,000 male population | 12.14 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.07 per 100,000 male population | 11.68 per 100,000 male population | 12.47 per 100,000 male population | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, male in Malawi?
- Suicide mortality rate, male in Malawi was 12.47 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8 per 100,000 male population in 2006.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.52 per 100,000 male population in 2014.
- How does Malawi rank for suicide mortality rate, male?
- Malawi ranks 76th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, male rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi 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).