Suicide mortality rate, male in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Suicide mortality rate, male was 9.41 per 100,000 male population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate, male in Puerto Rico, 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
Puerto Rico recorded 9.41 per 100,000 male population for suicide mortality rate, male in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 9.9% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, male in Puerto Rico peaked at 16.27 per 100,000 male population in 2009 and was at its lowest, 9.41 per 100,000 male population, in 2021.
Puerto Rico ranks 106th of 185 countries on this measure, 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 Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.08 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 13.48 per 100,000 male population | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 10.92 per 100,000 male population | -19.0% |
| 2003 | 12.9 per 100,000 male population | +18.1% |
| 2004 | 13.78 per 100,000 male population | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 13.3 per 100,000 male population | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 13.06 per 100,000 male population | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 12.14 per 100,000 male population | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 13.73 per 100,000 male population | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 16.27 per 100,000 male population | +18.5% |
| 2010 | 12.85 per 100,000 male population | -21.0% |
| 2011 | 11.48 per 100,000 male population | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 10.91 per 100,000 male population | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 11.51 per 100,000 male population | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 10.42 per 100,000 male population | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 11.54 per 100,000 male population | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 9.47 per 100,000 male population | -17.9% |
| 2017 | 12.61 per 100,000 male population | +33.2% |
| 2018 | 10.48 per 100,000 male population | -16.9% |
| 2019 | 10.23 per 100,000 male population | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 10.44 per 100,000 male population | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 9.41 per 100,000 male population | -9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.47 per 100,000 male population | 10.92 per 100,000 male population | 16.27 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.15 per 100,000 male population | 9.47 per 100,000 male population | 12.85 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.93 per 100,000 male population | 9.41 per 100,000 male population | 10.44 per 100,000 male population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 103 Somalia 9.82 per 100,000 male population compare
- 104 Djibouti 9.56 per 100,000 male population compare
- 105 Georgia 9.46 per 100,000 male population compare
- 107 Saint Lucia 9.32 per 100,000 male population compare
- 108 Ethiopia 9.06 per 100,000 male population compare
- 109 Malaysia 8.79 per 100,000 male population compare
- 109 Uganda 8.79 per 100,000 male population compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, male in Puerto Rico?
- Suicide mortality rate, male in Puerto Rico was 9.41 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 16.27 per 100,000 male population in 2009.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.41 per 100,000 male population in 2021.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for suicide mortality rate, male?
- Puerto Rico ranks 106th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, male rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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).