Suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro: Suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years was 2.1 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Rio de Janeiro, 2007–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Rio de Janeiro stood at 2.1.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.5% on the previous year and up 59.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Rio de Janeiro peaked at 2.61 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3, in 2009.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Rio de Janeiro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.96 | — |
| 2008 | 0.37 | -61.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3 | -18.9% |
| 2010 | 0.89 | +196.7% |
| 2011 | 0.89 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.86 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.53 | -38.4% |
| 2014 | 1.32 | +149.1% |
| 2015 | 1.23 | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 1.47 | +19.5% |
| 2017 | 2 | +36.1% |
| 2018 | 1.8 | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 1.76 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 2.16 | +22.7% |
| 2021 | 2.56 | +18.5% |
| 2022 | 2.26 | -11.7% |
| 2023 | 2.61 | +15.5% |
| 2024 | 2.1 | -19.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Rio de Janeiro 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +196.7% | 0.3 | 0.89 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5433 | 0.3 | 0.96 | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.27 | 0.53 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.34 | 2.1 | 2.61 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rio de Janeiro
More health data for Rio de Janeiro
- Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for 12.81 (2025)
- Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for 7.03 (2025)
- Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 19.2 (2025)
- % of Polio immunization coverage 81.31 (2024)
- Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old 15.7 (2024)
- % of Triple bacterial DTP immunization coverage 80.69 (2024)
- Taxa de mortalidade infantil 13.4 (2024)
- % of Triple Viral D1 immunization coverage 66.71 (2024)
- Suicides of children and adolescents 45 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 61.1 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Rio de Janeiro?
- Suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Rio de Janeiro was 2.1 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years recorded in Rio de Janeiro?
- The highest recorded value was 2.61 in 2023.
- What is the lowest suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years recorded in Rio de Janeiro?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 in 2009.
- How does Rio de Janeiro rank for suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years?
- Rio de Janeiro ranks 9th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years rising or falling in Rio de Janeiro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rio de Janeiro data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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