Suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in São Paulo
São Paulo: Suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years was 2.05 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.05
Change on year
down 11.3%
Rank
10th
of 11 groups
All-time high
3.17
in 2022
All-time low
1.43
in 2007
Years of data
18
2007–2024
Suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in São Paulo, 2007–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in São Paulo is 2.05, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 11.3% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in São Paulo peaked at 3.17 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.43, in 2007.
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 São Paulo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1.43 | — |
| 2008 | 1.55 | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 1.45 | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 1.66 | +14.5% |
| 2011 | 1.66 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.85 | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 1.79 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 1.53 | -14.5% |
| 2015 | 2.07 | +35.3% |
| 2016 | 2.25 | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 2.33 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 2.63 | +12.9% |
| 2019 | 2.98 | +13.3% |
| 2020 | 2.91 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 2.76 | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 3.17 | +14.9% |
| 2023 | 2.31 | -27.1% |
| 2024 | 2.05 | -11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.48 | 1.43 | 1.55 | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.08 | 1.53 | 2.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.64 | 2.05 | 3.17 | 5 |
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More health data for São Paulo
- Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for 15.81 (2025)
- Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for 6.94 (2025)
- Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 20.65 (2025)
- % of Polio immunization coverage 92.3 (2024)
- Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old 13.5 (2024)
- % of Triple bacterial DTP immunization coverage 92.35 (2024)
- Taxa de mortalidade infantil 11.4 (2024)
- % of Triple Viral D1 immunization coverage 78.4 (2024)
- Suicides of children and adolescents 124 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 42.7 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in São Paulo?
- Suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in São Paulo was 2.05 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years recorded in São Paulo?
- The highest recorded value was 3.17 in 2022.
- What is the lowest suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years recorded in São Paulo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.43 in 2007.
- How does São Paulo rank for suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years?
- São Paulo ranks 10th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years rising or falling in São Paulo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this São Paulo 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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