What is male vs. female suicide rate in Puerto Rico?

Male vs. female suicide rate in Puerto Rico was 10.75 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 Puerto Rico?

The highest recorded value was 25.89 deaths per 100,000 population in 1966.

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

The lowest recorded value was 9.29 deaths per 100,000 population in 2016.

How does Puerto Rico rank for male vs. female suicide rate?

Puerto Rico ranks 56th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico

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

Puerto Rico: Male vs. female suicide rate was 10.75 deaths per 100,000 population in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)

10.75 deaths per 100,000 population

Change on year

up 2.7%

World rank

56th

of 111 countries

All-time high

25.89 deaths per 100,000 population

in 1966

All-time low

9.29 deaths per 100,000 population

in 2016

Years of data

1961–2022

Male vs. female suicide rate in Puerto Rico, 1961–2022

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for male vs. female suicide rate in Puerto Rico is 10.75 deaths per 100,000 population, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, male vs. female suicide rate in Puerto Rico peaked at 25.89 deaths per 100,000 population in 1966 and was at its lowest, 9.29 deaths per 100,000 population, in 2016.

Puerto Rico ranks 56th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.

Male vs. female suicide rate in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Male vs. female suicide rate in Puerto Rico, 1961 to 2022.
Year	deaths per 100,000 population	Change
1961	23.93 deaths per 100,000 population	—
1962	20.8 deaths per 100,000 population	-13.1%
1963	17.01 deaths per 100,000 population	-18.2%
1964	16.82 deaths per 100,000 population	-1.1%
1965	23.24 deaths per 100,000 population	+38.2%
1966	25.89 deaths per 100,000 population	+11.4%
1969	20.19 deaths per 100,000 population	-22.0%
1970	17.74 deaths per 100,000 population	-12.1%
1971	19.72 deaths per 100,000 population	+11.2%
1972	22.36 deaths per 100,000 population	+13.4%
1973	20.27 deaths per 100,000 population	-9.3%
1974	17.29 deaths per 100,000 population	-14.7%
1975	18.96 deaths per 100,000 population	+9.7%
1976	20.47 deaths per 100,000 population	+7.9%
1977	22.7 deaths per 100,000 population	+10.9%
1979	17.71 deaths per 100,000 population	-22.0%
1980	18.09 deaths per 100,000 population	+2.2%
1981	19.18 deaths per 100,000 population	+6.0%
1982	18.93 deaths per 100,000 population	-1.3%
1983	20.32 deaths per 100,000 population	+7.3%
1984	18.72 deaths per 100,000 population	-7.9%
1985	15.92 deaths per 100,000 population	-15.0%
1986	18.1 deaths per 100,000 population	+13.8%
1987	15.07 deaths per 100,000 population	-16.8%
1988	18.06 deaths per 100,000 population	+19.8%
1989	18.72 deaths per 100,000 population	+3.7%
1990	21.25 deaths per 100,000 population	+13.5%
1991	19.86 deaths per 100,000 population	-6.5%
1992	16.63 deaths per 100,000 population	-16.3%
1993	18.9 deaths per 100,000 population	+13.6%
1994	19.07 deaths per 100,000 population	+0.9%
1995	15.02 deaths per 100,000 population	-21.2%
1996	17.17 deaths per 100,000 population	+14.3%
1997	14.57 deaths per 100,000 population	-15.2%
1998	16.22 deaths per 100,000 population	+11.4%
1999	14.29 deaths per 100,000 population	-11.9%
2000	15.5 deaths per 100,000 population	+8.4%
2001	14.04 deaths per 100,000 population	-9.4%
2002	11.03 deaths per 100,000 population	-21.4%
2003	13.1 deaths per 100,000 population	+18.7%
2004	14.08 deaths per 100,000 population	+7.5%
2005	13.57 deaths per 100,000 population	-3.6%
2006	13.3 deaths per 100,000 population	-2.0%
2007	12.64 deaths per 100,000 population	-5.0%
2008	13.64 deaths per 100,000 population	+7.9%
2009	16.11 deaths per 100,000 population	+18.1%
2010	12.92 deaths per 100,000 population	-19.8%
2011	11.65 deaths per 100,000 population	-9.8%
2012	10.9 deaths per 100,000 population	-6.4%
2013	10.58 deaths per 100,000 population	-2.9%
2014	9.87 deaths per 100,000 population	-6.7%
2015	10.56 deaths per 100,000 population	+7.0%
2016	9.29 deaths per 100,000 population	-12.1%
2017	11.17 deaths per 100,000 population	+20.3%
2021	10.47 deaths per 100,000 population	-6.3%
2022	10.75 deaths per 100,000 population	+2.7%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	21.13 deaths per 100,000 population	16.82 deaths per 100,000 population	25.89 deaths per 100,000 population	7
1970s	19.69 deaths per 100,000 population	17.29 deaths per 100,000 population	22.7 deaths per 100,000 population	9
1980s	18.11 deaths per 100,000 population	15.07 deaths per 100,000 population	20.32 deaths per 100,000 population	10
1990s	17.3 deaths per 100,000 population	14.29 deaths per 100,000 population	21.25 deaths per 100,000 population	10
2000s	13.7 deaths per 100,000 population	11.03 deaths per 100,000 population	16.11 deaths per 100,000 population	10
2010s	10.87 deaths per 100,000 population	9.29 deaths per 100,000 population	12.92 deaths per 100,000 population	8
2020s	10.61 deaths per 100,000 population	10.47 deaths per 100,000 population	10.75 deaths per 100,000 population	2

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

53 Argentina 11.01 deaths per 100,000 population compare
54 Brazil 10.91 deaths per 100,000 population compare
55 Paraguay 10.91 deaths per 100,000 population compare
57 Portugal 10.63 deaths per 100,000 population compare
58 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10.21 deaths per 100,000 population compare
59 Mexico 10.13 deaths per 100,000 population compare

See the full ranking of 111 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is male vs. female suicide rate in Puerto Rico?: Male vs. female suicide rate in Puerto Rico was 10.75 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 Puerto Rico?: The highest recorded value was 25.89 deaths per 100,000 population in 1966.
What is the lowest male vs. female suicide rate recorded in Puerto Rico?: The lowest recorded value was 9.29 deaths per 100,000 population in 2016.
How does Puerto Rico rank for male vs. female suicide rate?: Puerto Rico ranks 56th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
Is male vs. female suicide rate rising or falling in Puerto Rico?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Puerto Rico 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

Reported annual death rate from self-inflicted injuries per 100,000 people, based on the underlying cause listed on death certificates. To allow for comparisons between countries and over time, this metric is age-standardized.