What is male vs. female suicide rate in Chile?

Male vs. female suicide rate in Chile was 16.16 deaths per 100,000 population in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest male vs. female suicide rate recorded in Chile?

The highest recorded value was 20.07 deaths per 100,000 population in 2009.

What is the lowest male vs. female suicide rate recorded in Chile?

The lowest recorded value was 3.87 deaths per 100,000 population in 1965.

How does Chile rank for male vs. female suicide rate?

Chile ranks 27th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.

Is male vs. female suicide rate rising or falling in Chile?

Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Chile data come from?

The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Male vs. female suicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Male vs. female suicide rate in Chile

Name: Male vs. female suicide rate in Chile
Creator: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Chile: Male vs. female suicide rate was 16.16 deaths per 100,000 population in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)

16.16 deaths per 100,000 population

Change on year

up 33.6%

World rank

27th

of 111 countries

All-time high

20.07 deaths per 100,000 population

in 2009

All-time low

3.87 deaths per 100,000 population

in 1965

Years of data

1955–2022

Male vs. female suicide rate in Chile, 1955–2022

Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 population.

Analysis

Chile recorded 16.16 deaths per 100,000 population for male vs. female suicide rate in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.6% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, male vs. female suicide rate in Chile peaked at 20.07 deaths per 100,000 population in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.87 deaths per 100,000 population, in 1965.

Chile ranks 27th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 68 years of available data.

Male vs. female suicide rate in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Male vs. female suicide rate in Chile, 1955 to 2022.
Year	deaths per 100,000 population	Change
1955	10.03 deaths per 100,000 population	—
1956	15.44 deaths per 100,000 population	+53.9%
1957	15.98 deaths per 100,000 population	+3.5%
1958	13.82 deaths per 100,000 population	-13.5%
1959	11.79 deaths per 100,000 population	-14.7%
1960	15.39 deaths per 100,000 population	+30.5%
1961	14.95 deaths per 100,000 population	-2.8%
1962	13.52 deaths per 100,000 population	-9.6%
1963	8.37 deaths per 100,000 population	-38.1%
1964	5.97 deaths per 100,000 population	-28.7%
1965	3.87 deaths per 100,000 population	-35.2%
1966	13.75 deaths per 100,000 population	+255.5%
1967	4.62 deaths per 100,000 population	-66.4%
1968	17.52 deaths per 100,000 population	+279.6%
1969	14.1 deaths per 100,000 population	-19.5%
1970	12.7 deaths per 100,000 population	-10.0%
1971	12.62 deaths per 100,000 population	-0.6%
1972	11.8 deaths per 100,000 population	-6.5%
1973	10.78 deaths per 100,000 population	-8.7%
1974	11.81 deaths per 100,000 population	+9.6%
1975	14.47 deaths per 100,000 population	+22.5%
1976	11.02 deaths per 100,000 population	-23.9%
1977	12.67 deaths per 100,000 population	+15.0%
1978	10.67 deaths per 100,000 population	-15.8%
1979	11.6 deaths per 100,000 population	+8.8%
1980	9.5 deaths per 100,000 population	-18.1%
1981	11.17 deaths per 100,000 population	+17.6%
1982	11.66 deaths per 100,000 population	+4.4%
1983	11.24 deaths per 100,000 population	-3.6%
1984	12.29 deaths per 100,000 population	+9.3%
1985	11.35 deaths per 100,000 population	-7.7%
1986	10.14 deaths per 100,000 population	-10.6%
1987	10.47 deaths per 100,000 population	+3.2%
1988	10.52 deaths per 100,000 population	+0.6%
1989	10.99 deaths per 100,000 population	+4.5%
1990	11 deaths per 100,000 population	+0.1%
1991	11.1 deaths per 100,000 population	+0.9%
1992	9.23 deaths per 100,000 population	-16.8%
1993	10.3 deaths per 100,000 population	+11.6%
1994	11.12 deaths per 100,000 population	+7.9%
1995	12.51 deaths per 100,000 population	+12.4%
1996	11.98 deaths per 100,000 population	-4.2%
1997	11.48 deaths per 100,000 population	-4.2%
1998	13.06 deaths per 100,000 population	+13.8%
1999	12.88 deaths per 100,000 population	-1.4%
2000	17.61 deaths per 100,000 population	+36.7%
2001	18.84 deaths per 100,000 population	+7.0%
2002	17.99 deaths per 100,000 population	-4.5%
2003	18.27 deaths per 100,000 population	+1.5%
2004	18.81 deaths per 100,000 population	+3.0%
2005	17.58 deaths per 100,000 population	-6.5%
2006	18.37 deaths per 100,000 population	+4.5%
2007	18.07 deaths per 100,000 population	-1.7%
2008	19.8 deaths per 100,000 population	+9.6%
2009	20.07 deaths per 100,000 population	+1.4%
2010	18.46 deaths per 100,000 population	-8.0%
2011	18.63 deaths per 100,000 population	+0.9%
2012	16.7 deaths per 100,000 population	-10.4%
2013	15.48 deaths per 100,000 population	-7.3%
2014	15.78 deaths per 100,000 population	+1.9%
2015	15.33 deaths per 100,000 population	-2.9%
2016	15.86 deaths per 100,000 population	+3.5%
2017	15.79 deaths per 100,000 population	-0.4%
2018	14.93 deaths per 100,000 population	-5.4%
2019	14.96 deaths per 100,000 population	+0.2%
2020	12.62 deaths per 100,000 population	-15.6%
2021	12.1 deaths per 100,000 population	-4.2%
2022	16.16 deaths per 100,000 population	+33.6%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	13.41 deaths per 100,000 population	10.03 deaths per 100,000 population	15.98 deaths per 100,000 population	5
1960s	11.21 deaths per 100,000 population	3.87 deaths per 100,000 population	17.52 deaths per 100,000 population	10
1970s	12.01 deaths per 100,000 population	10.67 deaths per 100,000 population	14.47 deaths per 100,000 population	10
1980s	10.93 deaths per 100,000 population	9.5 deaths per 100,000 population	12.29 deaths per 100,000 population	10
1990s	11.47 deaths per 100,000 population	9.23 deaths per 100,000 population	13.06 deaths per 100,000 population	10
2000s	18.54 deaths per 100,000 population	17.58 deaths per 100,000 population	20.07 deaths per 100,000 population	10
2010s	16.19 deaths per 100,000 population	14.93 deaths per 100,000 population	18.63 deaths per 100,000 population	10
2020s	13.63 deaths per 100,000 population	12.1 deaths per 100,000 population	16.16 deaths per 100,000 population	3

Countries ranked near Chile

24 Australia 16.41 deaths per 100,000 population compare
25 Belgium 16.38 deaths per 100,000 population compare
26 France 16.2 deaths per 100,000 population compare
28 Austria 15.83 deaths per 100,000 population compare
29 French Guiana 15.5 deaths per 100,000 population compare
30 Czechia 15.5 deaths per 100,000 population compare

See the full ranking of 111 places →

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Number of infants who die before age 1 115 deaths (2100)
Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions

What is male vs. female suicide rate in Chile?: Male vs. female suicide rate in Chile was 16.16 deaths per 100,000 population in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest male vs. female suicide rate recorded in Chile?: The highest recorded value was 20.07 deaths per 100,000 population in 2009.
What is the lowest male vs. female suicide rate recorded in Chile?: The lowest recorded value was 3.87 deaths per 100,000 population in 1965.
How does Chile rank for male vs. female suicide rate?: Chile ranks 27th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
Is male vs. female suicide rate rising or falling in Chile?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chile data come from?: The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Male vs. female suicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Male vs. female suicide rate
Unit: deaths per 100,000 population
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 4,803 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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