Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) was 17.95 per 100,000 male population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Suicide mortality rate, male in Mauritius, 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 Mauritius stood at 17.95 per 100,000 male population.
The figure is down 9.4% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, male in Mauritius peaked at 19.81 per 100,000 male population in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.59 per 100,000 male population, in 2003.
That places Mauritius 45th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.98 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 13.97 per 100,000 male population | -26.4% |
| 2002 | 18.04 per 100,000 male population | +29.1% |
| 2003 | 11.59 per 100,000 male population | -35.8% |
| 2004 | 12.89 per 100,000 male population | +11.2% |
| 2005 | 14.29 per 100,000 male population | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 15.04 per 100,000 male population | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 16.03 per 100,000 male population | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 11.96 per 100,000 male population | -25.4% |
| 2009 | 15.31 per 100,000 male population | +28.0% |
| 2010 | 12.6 per 100,000 male population | -17.7% |
| 2011 | 15.18 per 100,000 male population | +20.5% |
| 2012 | 15.32 per 100,000 male population | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 14.33 per 100,000 male population | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 17.13 per 100,000 male population | +19.5% |
| 2015 | 12.65 per 100,000 male population | -26.2% |
| 2016 | 13.94 per 100,000 male population | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 14.88 per 100,000 male population | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 13.66 per 100,000 male population | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 16.8 per 100,000 male population | +23.0% |
| 2020 | 19.81 per 100,000 male population | +17.9% |
| 2021 | 17.95 per 100,000 male population | -9.4% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 17.95 per 100,000 male population is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.32 per 100,000 male population, 1.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 17.95 per 100,000 male population is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.16 per 100,000 male population, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.81 per 100,000 male population | 11.59 per 100,000 male population | 18.98 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.65 per 100,000 male population | 12.6 per 100,000 male population | 17.13 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.88 per 100,000 male population | 17.95 per 100,000 male population | 19.81 per 100,000 male population | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, male in Mauritius?
- Suicide mortality rate, male in Mauritius was 17.95 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 19.81 per 100,000 male population in 2020.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.59 per 100,000 male population in 2003.
- How does Mauritius rank for suicide mortality rate, male?
- Mauritius ranks 45th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, male rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius 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).