Suicide rate vs income inequality in Portugal

Portugal: Suicide rate vs income inequality was 7.1 in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
7.1
Change on year
down 5.9%
World rank
115th
of 194 countries
All-time high
9.3
in 2002
All-time low
5.45
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Suicide rate vs income inequality in Portugal, 2000–2021

02468102000201020212000: 5.42001: 6.52002: 9.32003: 8.72004: 7.52005: 7.92006: 7.92007: 8.42008: 8.62009: 8.72010: 8.82011: 82012: 8.52013: 82014: 9.32015: 8.42016: 7.42017: 82018: 7.62019: 7.72020: 7.52021: 7.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, suicide rate vs income inequality in Portugal stood at 7.1.

The figure is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, suicide rate vs income inequality in Portugal peaked at 9.3 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 5.45, in 2000.

Portugal ranks 115th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Suicide rate vs income inequality in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Suicide rate vs income inequality in Portugal, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 5.45 —
2001 6.54 +20.1%
2002 9.3 +42.2%
2003 8.72 -6.3%
2004 7.52 -13.7%
2005 7.93 +5.5%
2006 7.91 -0.4%
2007 8.39 +6.1%
2008 8.64 +3.0%
2009 8.68 +0.4%
2010 8.85 +1.9%
2011 8.01 -9.5%
2012 8.55 +6.7%
2013 8.03 -6.1%
2014 9.28 +15.6%
2015 8.37 -9.9%
2016 7.43 -11.2%
2017 7.99 +7.6%
2018 7.55 -5.5%
2019 7.7 +2.0%
2020 7.55 -2.0%
2021 7.1 -5.9%

Portugal compared with similar countries

  • Portugal's 7.1 is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.02, 89% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
  • Portugal's 7.1 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.91, 80% of the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.91 5.45 9.3 10
2010s 8.18 7.43 9.28 10
2020s 7.33 7.1 7.55 2

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 112 Ecuador 7.46 compare
  2. 113 Vietnam 7.23 compare
  3. 114 Romania 7.23 compare
  4. 116 Turkmenistan 7.04 compare
  5. 117 Brazil 7.03 compare
  6. 118 Kyrgyzstan 6.99 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

More health data for Portugal

All data for Portugal →

Frequently asked questions

What is suicide rate vs income inequality in Portugal?
Suicide rate vs income inequality in Portugal was 7.1 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest suicide rate vs income inequality recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 9.3 in 2002.
What is the lowest suicide rate vs income inequality recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 5.45 in 2000.
How does Portugal rank for suicide rate vs income inequality?
Portugal ranks 115th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is suicide rate vs income inequality rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Portugal 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 Portugal. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 10 November 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/suicide-rate-vs-income-inequality/portugal/

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/portugal/">Suicide rate vs income inequality in Portugal</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