Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Venezuela
Venezuela: Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) was 15.38 per 100,000 male population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Suicide mortality rate, male in Venezuela, 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 Venezuela is 15.38 per 100,000 male population, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.5% on the previous year and up 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, male in Venezuela peaked at 18.9 per 100,000 male population in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9.79 per 100,000 male population, in 2014.
Venezuela ranks 54th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Venezuela, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.35 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 11.69 per 100,000 male population | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 10.79 per 100,000 male population | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 11.66 per 100,000 male population | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 10.75 per 100,000 male population | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 10.14 per 100,000 male population | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 10.22 per 100,000 male population | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 10.02 per 100,000 male population | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 10.3 per 100,000 male population | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 10.21 per 100,000 male population | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 10.42 per 100,000 male population | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 10.87 per 100,000 male population | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 10.77 per 100,000 male population | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 10.26 per 100,000 male population | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 9.79 per 100,000 male population | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 10.62 per 100,000 male population | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 18.9 per 100,000 male population | +78.0% |
| 2017 | 14.37 per 100,000 male population | -24.0% |
| 2018 | 13.19 per 100,000 male population | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 12.67 per 100,000 male population | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 12.87 per 100,000 male population | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 15.38 per 100,000 male population | +19.5% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 15.38 per 100,000 male population is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.3 per 100,000 male population, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 15.38 per 100,000 male population is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.66 per 100,000 male population, 1.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Venezuela 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +78.0% | 10.62 per 100,000 male population | 18.9 per 100,000 male population |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.71 per 100,000 male population | 10.02 per 100,000 male population | 11.69 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.19 per 100,000 male population | 9.79 per 100,000 male population | 18.9 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.12 per 100,000 male population | 12.87 per 100,000 male population | 15.38 per 100,000 male population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 51 Romania 16.36 per 100,000 male population compare
- 52 Mozambique 15.56 per 100,000 male population compare
- 53 Netherlands 15.45 per 100,000 male population compare
- 55 Bulgaria 15.18 per 100,000 male population compare
- 56 Central African Republic 14.72 per 100,000 male population compare
- 57 Denmark 14.65 per 100,000 male population compare
- 57 Togo 14.65 per 100,000 male population compare
- 57 United Kingdom 14.65 per 100,000 male population compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4153 % 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 0.0356 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.4549 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, male in Venezuela?
- Suicide mortality rate, male in Venezuela was 15.38 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9 per 100,000 male population in 2016.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.79 per 100,000 male population in 2014.
- How does Venezuela rank for suicide mortality rate, male?
- Venezuela ranks 54th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, male rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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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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).