Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Suriname
Suriname: Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) was 30.47 per 100,000 male population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Suicide mortality rate, male in Suriname, 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 Suriname stood at 30.47 per 100,000 male population. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 30.4% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, male in Suriname peaked at 43.81 per 100,000 male population in 2020 and was at its lowest, 30.47 per 100,000 male population, in 2021.
Suriname ranks 13th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Suriname, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.72 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 34.72 per 100,000 male population | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 35.5 per 100,000 male population | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 36.4 per 100,000 male population | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 34.41 per 100,000 male population | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 34.44 per 100,000 male population | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 34.33 per 100,000 male population | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 34.42 per 100,000 male population | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 35.29 per 100,000 male population | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 34.27 per 100,000 male population | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 37.33 per 100,000 male population | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 36.44 per 100,000 male population | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 37.43 per 100,000 male population | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 36.26 per 100,000 male population | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 36.39 per 100,000 male population | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 39 per 100,000 male population | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 39.48 per 100,000 male population | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 38.55 per 100,000 male population | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 39.96 per 100,000 male population | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 40.09 per 100,000 male population | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 43.81 per 100,000 male population | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 30.47 per 100,000 male population | -30.4% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 30.47 per 100,000 male population is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.32 per 100,000 male population, 3.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 30.47 per 100,000 male population is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.66 per 100,000 male population, 3.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Suriname changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -30.4% | 43.81 per 100,000 male population | 30.47 per 100,000 male population |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.55 per 100,000 male population | 31.72 per 100,000 male population | 36.4 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.09 per 100,000 male population | 36.26 per 100,000 male population | 40.09 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.14 per 100,000 male population | 30.47 per 100,000 male population | 43.81 per 100,000 male population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 10 Mongolia 32.16 per 100,000 male population compare
- 11 Micronesia (country) 31.06 per 100,000 male population compare
- 12 Kiribati 31 per 100,000 male population compare
- 14 Slovenia 29.95 per 100,000 male population compare
- 15 Solomon Islands 29.18 per 100,000 male population compare
- 16 Thailand 28.22 per 100,000 male population compare
More health data for Suriname
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6063 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 22 (2100)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.0344 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0409 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0221 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0425 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, male in Suriname?
- Suicide mortality rate, male in Suriname was 30.47 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 Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 43.81 per 100,000 male population in 2020.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.47 per 100,000 male population in 2021.
- How does Suriname rank for suicide mortality rate, male?
- Suriname ranks 13th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, male rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).