Suicide rate who mdb in Philippines
Philippines: Suicide rate who mdb was 2.7 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Suicide rate who mdb in Philippines, 1963–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, suicide rate who mdb in Philippines stood at 2.7.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide rate who mdb in Philippines peaked at 2.95 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6532, in 1992.
Philippines ranks 88th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Suicide rate who mdb in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 0.995 | — |
| 1964 | 1.13 | +13.5% |
| 1965 | 1.5 | +32.6% |
| 1966 | 1.6 | +6.9% |
| 1967 | 1.19 | -25.7% |
| 1968 | 1.21 | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 1.19 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.6532 | -45.3% |
| 1993 | 1.48 | +126.3% |
| 1997 | 1.33 | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 1.42 | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 1.64 | +15.7% |
| 2000 | 2.17 | +32.4% |
| 2001 | 1.8 | -17.0% |
| 2002 | 1.85 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 2.17 | +17.0% |
| 2006 | 2.34 | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 2.11 | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 2.23 | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 2.48 | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 2.47 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 2.82 | +14.5% |
| 2014 | 2.27 | -19.7% |
| 2016 | 2.5 | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 2.5 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 2.95 | +17.9% |
| 2019 | 2.7 | -8.3% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 2.7 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.45, 50% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 2.7 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.77, 31% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Suicide rate who mdb in Philippines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +126.3% | 0.6532 | 1.48 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.26 | 0.995 | 1.6 | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.3 | 0.6532 | 1.64 | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.15 | 1.8 | 2.48 | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.6 | 2.27 | 2.95 | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide rate who mdb in Philippines?
- Suicide rate who mdb in Philippines was 2.7 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest suicide rate who mdb recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 2.95 in 2018.
- What is the lowest suicide rate who mdb recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6532 in 1992.
- How does Philippines rank for suicide rate who mdb?
- Philippines ranks 88th out of 111 countries with data for 2019.
- Is suicide rate who mdb rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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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