Suicide rate male female who mdb in Guyana
Guyana: Suicide rate male female who mdb was 40.32 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Suicide rate male female who mdb in Guyana, 1979–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 40.32 for suicide rate male female who mdb in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.8% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide rate male female who mdb in Guyana peaked at 50.11 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1979.
That places Guyana 1st out of 111 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Suicide rate male female who mdb in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 2.12 | — |
| 1988 | 12.64 | +496.2% |
| 1989 | 22.14 | +75.1% |
| 1990 | 20.16 | -8.9% |
| 1991 | 23.51 | +16.6% |
| 1992 | 20.32 | -13.6% |
| 1993 | 17.22 | -15.3% |
| 1994 | 17.57 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 25.78 | +46.8% |
| 1996 | 15.96 | -38.1% |
| 1997 | 10.48 | -34.3% |
| 1998 | 10.22 | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 35.54 | +247.7% |
| 2001 | 50.11 | +41.0% |
| 2002 | 44.3 | -11.6% |
| 2003 | 47.47 | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 42.64 | -10.2% |
| 2005 | 40.45 | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 47.17 | +16.6% |
| 2007 | 43.19 | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 38.42 | -11.0% |
| 2009 | 33.03 | -14.0% |
| 2010 | 47.34 | +43.3% |
| 2011 | 44.73 | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 45.68 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 45.77 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 47.58 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 44.08 | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 43.16 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 49.54 | +14.8% |
| 2018 | 38.26 | -22.8% |
| 2019 | 37.05 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 40.32 | +8.8% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 40.32 is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.6, 3.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 40.32 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.13, 4.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Suicide rate male female who mdb in Guyana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +496.2% | 2.12 | 12.64 |
| 1999 | +247.7% | 10.22 | 35.54 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 12.3 | 2.12 | 22.14 | 3 |
| 1990s | 19.68 | 10.22 | 35.54 | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.98 | 33.03 | 50.11 | 9 |
| 2010s | 44.32 | 37.05 | 49.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.32 | 40.32 | 40.32 | 1 |
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More health data for Guyana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4509 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 62 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.39 % 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 0.0477 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0491 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide rate male female who mdb in Guyana?
- Suicide rate male female who mdb in Guyana was 40.32 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest suicide rate male female who mdb recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 50.11 in 2001.
- What is the lowest suicide rate male female who mdb recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1979.
- How does Guyana rank for suicide rate male female who mdb?
- Guyana ranks 1st out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is suicide rate male female who mdb rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Suicide rate male female who mdb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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