Suicide rate who mdb in New Zealand
New Zealand: Suicide rate who mdb was 12.11 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
12.11
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
12th
of 111 countries
All-time high
15.03
in 1998
All-time low
8.6
in 1954
Years of data
69
1950–2018
Suicide rate who mdb in New Zealand, 1950–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2018, suicide rate who mdb in New Zealand stood at 12.11.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide rate who mdb in New Zealand peaked at 15.03 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 8.6, in 1954.
New Zealand ranks 12th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 69 years of available data.
Suicide rate who mdb in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 9.06 | — |
| 1951 | 9.76 | +7.8% |
| 1952 | 10.14 | +3.9% |
| 1953 | 9.71 | -4.3% |
| 1954 | 8.6 | -11.5% |
| 1955 | 9.07 | +5.5% |
| 1956 | 9.46 | +4.3% |
| 1957 | 10.02 | +5.9% |
| 1958 | 10.16 | +1.4% |
| 1959 | 9.24 | -9.1% |
| 1960 | 10.28 | +11.3% |
| 1961 | 9.06 | -11.9% |
| 1962 | 9.05 | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 10.29 | +13.7% |
| 1964 | 8.6 | -16.4% |
| 1965 | 9.87 | +14.7% |
| 1966 | 9.77 | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 10.93 | +11.9% |
| 1968 | 10.42 | -4.7% |
| 1969 | 10.73 | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 10.2 | -5.0% |
| 1971 | 8.87 | -13.0% |
| 1972 | 9.49 | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 9.23 | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 9.55 | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 10.1 | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 9.69 | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 12.41 | +28.0% |
| 1978 | 10.64 | -14.2% |
| 1979 | 9.95 | -6.5% |
| 1980 | 10.8 | +8.5% |
| 1981 | 10.18 | -5.7% |
| 1982 | 11.27 | +10.7% |
| 1983 | 10.74 | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 11.67 | +8.7% |
| 1985 | 10 | -14.3% |
| 1986 | 12.3 | +23.1% |
| 1987 | 13.6 | +10.5% |
| 1988 | 13.98 | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 13.46 | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 13.11 | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 13.2 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 13.62 | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 12.02 | -11.7% |
| 1994 | 13.68 | +13.7% |
| 1995 | 14.54 | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 14.22 | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 14.83 | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 15.03 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 13.35 | -11.2% |
| 2000 | 11.84 | -11.3% |
| 2001 | 12.92 | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 11.67 | -9.6% |
| 2003 | 12.41 | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 11.82 | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 12.18 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 12.26 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 11.22 | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 11.78 | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 11.38 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 11.82 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 10.91 | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 12.13 | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 11.04 | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 10.6 | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 11.12 | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 11.47 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 12.08 | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 12.11 | +0.2% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 12.11 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.38, 1.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 12.11 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.77, 1.4× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.52 | 8.6 | 10.16 | 10 |
| 1960s | 9.9 | 8.6 | 10.93 | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.01 | 8.87 | 12.41 | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.8 | 10 | 13.98 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.76 | 12.02 | 15.03 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.95 | 11.22 | 12.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.47 | 10.6 | 12.13 | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide rate who mdb in New Zealand?
- Suicide rate who mdb in New Zealand was 12.11 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest suicide rate who mdb recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 15.03 in 1998.
- What is the lowest suicide rate who mdb recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6 in 1954.
- How does New Zealand rank for suicide rate who mdb?
- New Zealand ranks 12th out of 111 countries with data for 2018.
- Is suicide rate who mdb rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Suicide rate who mdb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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