Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in World
World: Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) was 12.31 per 100,000 male population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate, male in World, 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 World stood at 12.31 per 100,000 male population. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, male in World peaked at 16.18 per 100,000 male population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.31 per 100,000 male population, in 2021.
That places World 19th out of 47 groups 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 (per 100,000 male population) in World, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.18 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 15.85 per 100,000 male population | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 15.73 per 100,000 male population | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 15.68 per 100,000 male population | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 15.59 per 100,000 male population | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 15.29 per 100,000 male population | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 14.74 per 100,000 male population | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 14.54 per 100,000 male population | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 14.48 per 100,000 male population | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 14.36 per 100,000 male population | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 14.19 per 100,000 male population | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 13.98 per 100,000 male population | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 13.72 per 100,000 male population | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 13.55 per 100,000 male population | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 13.44 per 100,000 male population | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 13.19 per 100,000 male population | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 13.03 per 100,000 male population | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 13 per 100,000 male population | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 13.03 per 100,000 male population | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 12.93 per 100,000 male population | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 12.4 per 100,000 male population | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 12.31 per 100,000 male population | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.24 per 100,000 male population | 14.36 per 100,000 male population | 16.18 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.41 per 100,000 male population | 12.93 per 100,000 male population | 14.19 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.36 per 100,000 male population | 12.31 per 100,000 male population | 12.4 per 100,000 male population | 2 |
Countries ranked near World
- 16 Thailand 28.22 per 100,000 male population compare
- 17 Belarus 27.7 per 100,000 male population compare
- 18 Latvia 27.5 per 100,000 male population compare
- 19 Belgium 26.25 per 100,000 male population compare
- 20 Hungary 26.2 per 100,000 male population compare
- 21 Cape Verde 25.27 per 100,000 male population compare
- 22 Estonia 25.1 per 100,000 male population compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, male in World?
- Suicide mortality rate, male in World was 12.31 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 16.18 per 100,000 male population in 2000.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.31 per 100,000 male population in 2021.
- How does World rank for suicide mortality rate, male?
- World ranks 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, male rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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).