Suicide rate vs income inequality in Colombia

Colombia: Suicide rate vs income inequality was 4.72 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
4.72
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
141st
of 192 countries
All-time high
5.52
in 2000
All-time low
3.75
in 2013
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Suicide rate vs income inequality in Colombia, 2000–2021

02462000201020212000: 5.52001: 5.42002: 52003: 52004: 52005: 4.62006: 4.52007: 4.42008: 4.42009: 4.32010: 42011: 3.82012: 3.92013: 3.82014: 3.82015: 4.12016: 4.22017: 4.52018: 4.92019: 4.92020: 4.62021: 4.7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, suicide rate vs income inequality in Colombia stood at 4.72.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, suicide rate vs income inequality in Colombia peaked at 5.52 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.75, in 2013.

That places Colombia 141st out of 192 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Suicide rate vs income inequality in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Suicide rate vs income inequality in Colombia, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 5.52
2001 5.43 -1.5%
2002 5.02 -7.7%
2003 5 -0.3%
2004 4.96 -0.9%
2005 4.55 -8.2%
2006 4.53 -0.5%
2007 4.42 -2.4%
2008 4.45 +0.7%
2009 4.27 -4.0%
2010 4 -6.3%
2011 3.82 -4.5%
2012 3.9 +1.9%
2013 3.75 -3.7%
2014 3.8 +1.3%
2015 4.1 +7.8%
2016 4.24 +3.4%
2017 4.51 +6.4%
2018 4.85 +7.7%
2019 4.89 +0.8%
2020 4.59 -6.1%
2021 4.72 +2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.82 4.27 5.52 10
2010s 4.19 3.75 4.89 10
2020s 4.66 4.59 4.72 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 138 Libya 4.8 compare
  2. 139 Saint Lucia 4.8 compare
  3. 140 Belize 4.77 compare
  4. 142 Yemen 4.71 compare
  5. 143 Italy 4.59 compare
  6. 144 Georgia 4.57 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

More health data for Colombia

All data for Colombia →

Frequently asked questions

What is suicide rate vs income inequality in Colombia?
Suicide rate vs income inequality in Colombia was 4.72 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest suicide rate vs income inequality recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 5.52 in 2000.
What is the lowest suicide rate vs income inequality recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 3.75 in 2013.
How does Colombia rank for suicide rate vs income inequality?
Colombia ranks 141st out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is suicide rate vs income inequality rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Suicide rate vs income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Suicide rate vs income inequality in Colombia. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 25 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/suicide-rate-vs-income-inequality/colombia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/suicide-rate-vs-income-inequality/colombia/">Suicide rate vs income inequality in Colombia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Suicide rate vs income inequality
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed