What is male vs. female suicide rate in Singapore?

Male vs. female suicide rate in Singapore was 9.86 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 Singapore?

The highest recorded value was 26.27 deaths per 100,000 population in 1968.

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

The lowest recorded value was 8.15 deaths per 100,000 population in 2017.

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

Singapore ranks 61st out of 111 countries with data for 2022.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Singapore 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 Singapore

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

Singapore: Male vs. female suicide rate was 9.86 deaths per 100,000 population in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)

9.86 deaths per 100,000 population

Change on year

up 12.3%

World rank

61st

of 111 countries

All-time high

26.27 deaths per 100,000 population

in 1968

All-time low

8.15 deaths per 100,000 population

in 2017

Years of data

1963–2022

Male vs. female suicide rate in Singapore, 1963–2022

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 Singapore is 9.86 deaths per 100,000 population, measured in 2022.

The figure is up 12.3% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, male vs. female suicide rate in Singapore peaked at 26.27 deaths per 100,000 population in 1968 and was at its lowest, 8.15 deaths per 100,000 population, in 2017.

Singapore ranks 61st of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Male vs. female suicide rate in Singapore, 1963 to 2022.
Year	deaths per 100,000 population	Change
1963	22.94 deaths per 100,000 population	—
1964	26.05 deaths per 100,000 population	+13.6%
1965	20.34 deaths per 100,000 population	-21.9%
1966	21.45 deaths per 100,000 population	+5.5%
1967	20.02 deaths per 100,000 population	-6.7%
1968	26.27 deaths per 100,000 population	+31.2%
1969	19.05 deaths per 100,000 population	-27.5%
1970	17.93 deaths per 100,000 population	-5.9%
1971	21 deaths per 100,000 population	+17.1%
1972	23.29 deaths per 100,000 population	+10.9%
1973	18.57 deaths per 100,000 population	-20.3%
1974	17.15 deaths per 100,000 population	-7.7%
1975	20.49 deaths per 100,000 population	+19.5%
1976	16.79 deaths per 100,000 population	-18.1%
1977	16.68 deaths per 100,000 population	-0.6%
1978	19.62 deaths per 100,000 population	+17.6%
1979	16.59 deaths per 100,000 population	-15.4%
1980	15.43 deaths per 100,000 population	-7.0%
1981	10.26 deaths per 100,000 population	-33.5%
1982	13.48 deaths per 100,000 population	+31.4%
1983	14.49 deaths per 100,000 population	+7.5%
1984	11.12 deaths per 100,000 population	-23.2%
1985	17.26 deaths per 100,000 population	+55.2%
1986	17.24 deaths per 100,000 population	-0.1%
1987	15.68 deaths per 100,000 population	-9.0%
1988	18.95 deaths per 100,000 population	+20.8%
1989	18.07 deaths per 100,000 population	-4.7%
1990	15.69 deaths per 100,000 population	-13.2%
1991	13.34 deaths per 100,000 population	-14.9%
1992	11.26 deaths per 100,000 population	-15.6%
1993	12.69 deaths per 100,000 population	+12.8%
1994	13.65 deaths per 100,000 population	+7.6%
1995	15.99 deaths per 100,000 population	+17.1%
1996	10.58 deaths per 100,000 population	-33.9%
1997	12.94 deaths per 100,000 population	+22.3%
1998	13.03 deaths per 100,000 population	+0.7%
1999	11.7 deaths per 100,000 population	-10.2%
2000	12.15 deaths per 100,000 population	+3.9%
2001	11.52 deaths per 100,000 population	-5.2%
2002	10.89 deaths per 100,000 population	-5.4%
2003	11.57 deaths per 100,000 population	+6.3%
2004	11.07 deaths per 100,000 population	-4.3%
2005	12.83 deaths per 100,000 population	+15.8%
2006	11.42 deaths per 100,000 population	-11.0%
2007	10.38 deaths per 100,000 population	-9.1%
2008	10.15 deaths per 100,000 population	-2.2%
2009	11.46 deaths per 100,000 population	+12.8%
2010	9.08 deaths per 100,000 population	-20.8%
2011	8.86 deaths per 100,000 population	-2.4%
2012	10.79 deaths per 100,000 population	+21.8%
2013	10.93 deaths per 100,000 population	+1.3%
2014	10.74 deaths per 100,000 population	-1.8%
2015	9.58 deaths per 100,000 population	-10.8%
2016	8.95 deaths per 100,000 population	-6.6%
2017	8.15 deaths per 100,000 population	-8.9%
2018	10.1 deaths per 100,000 population	+24.0%
2019	8.97 deaths per 100,000 population	-11.2%
2020	10.04 deaths per 100,000 population	+11.8%
2021	8.78 deaths per 100,000 population	-12.5%
2022	9.86 deaths per 100,000 population	+12.3%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	22.3 deaths per 100,000 population	19.05 deaths per 100,000 population	26.27 deaths per 100,000 population	7
1970s	18.81 deaths per 100,000 population	16.59 deaths per 100,000 population	23.29 deaths per 100,000 population	10
1980s	15.2 deaths per 100,000 population	10.26 deaths per 100,000 population	18.95 deaths per 100,000 population	10
1990s	13.09 deaths per 100,000 population	10.58 deaths per 100,000 population	15.99 deaths per 100,000 population	10
2000s	11.34 deaths per 100,000 population	10.15 deaths per 100,000 population	12.83 deaths per 100,000 population	10
2010s	9.62 deaths per 100,000 population	8.15 deaths per 100,000 population	10.93 deaths per 100,000 population	10
2020s	9.56 deaths per 100,000 population	8.78 deaths per 100,000 population	10.04 deaths per 100,000 population	3

Countries ranked near Singapore

58 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10.21 deaths per 100,000 population compare
59 Mexico 10.13 deaths per 100,000 population compare
60 Ecuador 9.97 deaths per 100,000 population compare
62 Kyrgyzstan 9.5 deaths per 100,000 population compare
63 Colombia 9.39 deaths per 100,000 population compare
64 Spain 9.28 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 Singapore?: Male vs. female suicide rate in Singapore was 9.86 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 Singapore?: The highest recorded value was 26.27 deaths per 100,000 population in 1968.
What is the lowest male vs. female suicide rate recorded in Singapore?: The lowest recorded value was 8.15 deaths per 100,000 population in 2017.
How does Singapore rank for male vs. female suicide rate?: Singapore ranks 61st out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
Is male vs. female suicide rate rising or falling in Singapore?: Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Singapore 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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