Suicide mortality rate in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Suicide mortality rate was 13.7 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Suicide mortality rate in Pacific island small states, 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 population.
Analysis
Pacific island small states recorded 13.7 per 100,000 population for suicide mortality rate in 2021.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Pacific island small states peaked at 14.56 per 100,000 population in 2012 and was at its lowest, 12.76 per 100,000 population, in 2004.
That places Pacific island small states 4th out of 45 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Suicide mortality rate in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.57 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 13.26 per 100,000 population | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 13.28 per 100,000 population | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 13.34 per 100,000 population | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 12.76 per 100,000 population | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 13.15 per 100,000 population | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 13.06 per 100,000 population | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 13.73 per 100,000 population | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 14.08 per 100,000 population | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 14.05 per 100,000 population | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 14.22 per 100,000 population | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 14.45 per 100,000 population | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 14.56 per 100,000 population | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 14.52 per 100,000 population | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 14.41 per 100,000 population | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 14.36 per 100,000 population | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 14.39 per 100,000 population | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 14.52 per 100,000 population | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 14.55 per 100,000 population | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 14.55 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14.03 per 100,000 population | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 13.7 per 100,000 population | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.43 per 100,000 population | 12.76 per 100,000 population | 14.08 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.45 per 100,000 population | 14.22 per 100,000 population | 14.56 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.86 per 100,000 population | 13.7 per 100,000 population | 14.03 per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 1 Lesotho 28.66 per 100,000 population compare
- 2 Republic of Korea 27.53 per 100,000 population compare
- 3 Eswatini 27.23 per 100,000 population compare
- 4 Guyana 24.78 per 100,000 population compare
- 5 Uruguay 24.75 per 100,000 population compare
- 6 South Africa 22.3 per 100,000 population compare
- 7 Suriname 22.26 per 100,000 population compare
More health data for Pacific island small states
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3301 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 0.2481 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1696 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.3236 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1605 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.169 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4984 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Pacific island small states?
- Suicide mortality rate in Pacific island small states was 13.7 per 100,000 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 recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 14.56 per 100,000 population in 2012.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.76 per 100,000 population in 2004.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Pacific island small states ranks 4th out of 45 groups with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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 (per 100,000 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).