Suicide rate male female who mdb in Panama
Panama: Suicide rate male female who mdb was 4.34 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Suicide rate male female who mdb in Panama, 1955–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, suicide rate male female who mdb in Panama stood at 4.34.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.4% on the previous year and down 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide rate male female who mdb in Panama peaked at 11.8 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 2.48, in 1958.
That places Panama 87th out of 111 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Suicide rate male female who mdb in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 11.36 | — |
| 1956 | 6.36 | -44.0% |
| 1957 | 6.53 | +2.8% |
| 1958 | 2.48 | -62.1% |
| 1959 | 6 | +142.2% |
| 1960 | 10.28 | +71.3% |
| 1961 | 9.11 | -11.4% |
| 1962 | 11.8 | +29.5% |
| 1963 | 10.92 | -7.5% |
| 1964 | 7.39 | -32.3% |
| 1965 | 11.43 | +54.6% |
| 1966 | 9.95 | -12.9% |
| 1967 | 9.67 | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 7.36 | -23.8% |
| 1969 | 7.76 | +5.4% |
| 1970 | 6.28 | -19.0% |
| 1971 | 5.61 | -10.7% |
| 1972 | 4.14 | -26.2% |
| 1973 | 4.83 | +16.7% |
| 1974 | 6.81 | +40.8% |
| 1975 | 6 | -11.9% |
| 1976 | 2.91 | -51.4% |
| 1977 | 4.47 | +53.2% |
| 1978 | 4.25 | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 3.47 | -18.4% |
| 1980 | 4.62 | +33.2% |
| 1981 | 3.7 | -20.0% |
| 1982 | 3.96 | +7.2% |
| 1983 | 3.95 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 2.68 | -32.3% |
| 1985 | 4.88 | +82.3% |
| 1986 | 7.34 | +50.5% |
| 1987 | 6.92 | -5.7% |
| 1988 | 6.46 | -6.7% |
| 1989 | 5.93 | -8.1% |
| 1996 | 7.89 | +32.9% |
| 1997 | 9.53 | +20.8% |
| 1998 | 9.35 | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 9.27 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 9.17 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 9.78 | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 9.31 | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 11.65 | +25.2% |
| 2004 | 10 | -14.2% |
| 2005 | 9.5 | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 10.91 | +14.8% |
| 2007 | 9.29 | -14.9% |
| 2008 | 9.11 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 8.77 | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 7.44 | -15.1% |
| 2011 | 7.1 | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 6.5 | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 6.37 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 6.62 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 4.69 | -29.3% |
| 2016 | 5.45 | +16.4% |
| 2017 | 5.44 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 4.69 | -13.9% |
| 2019 | 4.47 | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 5.2 | +16.4% |
| 2022 | 4.34 | -16.4% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 4.34 is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.6, 34% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Panama's 4.34 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.13, 43% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Suicide rate male female who mdb in Panama 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | +142.2% | 2.48 | 6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.55 | 2.48 | 11.36 | 5 |
| 1960s | 9.57 | 7.36 | 11.8 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.88 | 2.91 | 6.81 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.05 | 2.68 | 7.34 | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.01 | 7.89 | 9.53 | 4 |
| 2000s | 9.75 | 8.77 | 11.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.88 | 4.47 | 7.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.77 | 4.34 | 5.2 | 2 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0378 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3451 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide rate male female who mdb in Panama?
- Suicide rate male female who mdb in Panama was 4.34 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest suicide rate male female who mdb recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8 in 1962.
- What is the lowest suicide rate male female who mdb recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.48 in 1958.
- How does Panama rank for suicide rate male female who mdb?
- Panama ranks 87th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is suicide rate male female who mdb rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama 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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