Suicide mortality rate, male in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Suicide mortality rate, male was 9.41 per 100,000 male population in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
9.41 per 100,000 male population
Change on year
down 9.9%
World rank
106th
of 185 countries
All-time high
16.27 per 100,000 male population
in 2009
All-time low
9.41 per 100,000 male population
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Suicide mortality rate, male in Puerto Rico, 2000–2021

0510152000201020212000: 15.1 per 100,000 male population2001: 13.5 per 100,000 male population2002: 10.9 per 100,000 male population2003: 12.9 per 100,000 male population2004: 13.8 per 100,000 male population2005: 13.3 per 100,000 male population2006: 13.1 per 100,000 male population2007: 12.1 per 100,000 male population2008: 13.7 per 100,000 male population2009: 16.3 per 100,000 male population2010: 12.8 per 100,000 male population2011: 11.5 per 100,000 male population2012: 10.9 per 100,000 male population2013: 11.5 per 100,000 male population2014: 10.4 per 100,000 male population2015: 11.5 per 100,000 male population2016: 9.5 per 100,000 male population2017: 12.6 per 100,000 male population2018: 10.5 per 100,000 male population2019: 10.2 per 100,000 male population2020: 10.4 per 100,000 male population2021: 9.4 per 100,000 male population

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

Annual values for Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Puerto Rico, 2000 to 2021.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 103 Somalia 9.82 per 100,000 male population compare
  2. 104 Djibouti 9.56 per 100,000 male population compare
  3. 105 Georgia 9.46 per 100,000 male population compare
  4. 107 Saint Lucia 9.32 per 100,000 male population compare
  5. 108 Ethiopia 9.06 per 100,000 male population compare
  6. 109 Malaysia 8.79 per 100,000 male population compare
  7. 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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Indicator
Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population)
Unit
per 100,000 male population
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,104 data points, 2000–2021
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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).