Suicide mortality rate in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Suicide mortality rate was 3.56 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Suicide mortality rate in Timor-Leste, 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
In 2021, suicide mortality rate in Timor-Leste stood at 3.56 per 100,000 population.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.2% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Timor-Leste peaked at 3.89 per 100,000 population in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.8 per 100,000 population, in 2002.
Timor-Leste ranks 147th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.14 per 100,000 population | 2.8 per 100,000 population | 3.89 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.67 per 100,000 population | 3.52 per 100,000 population | 3.82 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.38 per 100,000 population | 3.2 per 100,000 population | 3.56 per 100,000 population | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Timor-Leste?
- Suicide mortality rate in Timor-Leste was 3.56 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 Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 3.89 per 100,000 population in 2009.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8 per 100,000 population in 2002.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Timor-Leste ranks 147th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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).