Suicide mortality rate, male in Rwanda
Rwanda: Suicide mortality rate, male was 12.8 per 100,000 male population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate, male in Rwanda, 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 Rwanda is 12.8 per 100,000 male population, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 10.1% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, male in Rwanda peaked at 20.56 per 100,000 male population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.1 per 100,000 male population, in 2013.
That places Rwanda 71st 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 Rwanda, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.56 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 18.26 per 100,000 male population | -11.2% |
| 2002 | 16.63 per 100,000 male population | -8.9% |
| 2003 | 14.7 per 100,000 male population | -11.6% |
| 2004 | 13.08 per 100,000 male population | -11.0% |
| 2005 | 12.28 per 100,000 male population | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 11.71 per 100,000 male population | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 11.71 per 100,000 male population | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11.52 per 100,000 male population | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 11.13 per 100,000 male population | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 11.11 per 100,000 male population | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 11.11 per 100,000 male population | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11.14 per 100,000 male population | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 11.1 per 100,000 male population | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 11.36 per 100,000 male population | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 11.5 per 100,000 male population | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 11.66 per 100,000 male population | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 11.91 per 100,000 male population | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 11.96 per 100,000 male population | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 12.2 per 100,000 male population | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 11.63 per 100,000 male population | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 12.8 per 100,000 male population | +10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.16 per 100,000 male population | 11.13 per 100,000 male population | 20.56 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.5 per 100,000 male population | 11.1 per 100,000 male population | 12.2 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.21 per 100,000 male population | 11.63 per 100,000 male population | 12.8 per 100,000 male population | 2 |
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More health data for Rwanda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.891 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 860.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,738 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 4.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0076 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0067 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, male in Rwanda?
- Suicide mortality rate, male in Rwanda was 12.8 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 20.56 per 100,000 male population in 2000.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1 per 100,000 male population in 2013.
- How does Rwanda rank for suicide mortality rate, male?
- Rwanda ranks 71st out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, male rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda 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).