Suicide rates among young people who mdb in Chile
Chile: Suicide rates among young people who mdb was 7.53 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Suicide rates among young people who mdb in Chile, 1955–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, suicide rates among young people who mdb in Chile stood at 7.53.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide rates among young people who mdb in Chile peaked at 12.57 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.8, in 1967.
That places Chile 32nd out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 69 years of available data.
Suicide rates among young people who mdb in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 5.84 | — |
| 1956 | 8.48 | +45.2% |
| 1957 | 9.13 | +7.7% |
| 1958 | 7.81 | -14.5% |
| 1959 | 7.08 | -9.3% |
| 1960 | 7.34 | +3.5% |
| 1961 | 10.49 | +43.0% |
| 1962 | 7.6 | -27.5% |
| 1963 | 3.46 | -54.4% |
| 1964 | 3.13 | -9.7% |
| 1965 | 2.45 | -21.7% |
| 1966 | 7.44 | +203.7% |
| 1967 | 1.8 | -75.9% |
| 1968 | 7.6 | +322.7% |
| 1969 | 8.16 | +7.4% |
| 1970 | 9.65 | +18.3% |
| 1971 | 9.26 | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 7.69 | -16.9% |
| 1973 | 4.71 | -38.8% |
| 1974 | 5.01 | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 5.96 | +18.8% |
| 1976 | 6.29 | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 4.8 | -23.8% |
| 1978 | 5.67 | +18.1% |
| 1979 | 5.45 | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 5.24 | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 6.14 | +17.2% |
| 1982 | 5.28 | -14.1% |
| 1983 | 5.53 | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 5.98 | +8.2% |
| 1985 | 5.09 | -14.8% |
| 1986 | 4.55 | -10.6% |
| 1987 | 4.36 | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 4.18 | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 4.59 | +9.9% |
| 1990 | 4.37 | -4.9% |
| 1991 | 5.3 | +21.4% |
| 1992 | 3.93 | -25.9% |
| 1993 | 3.21 | -18.2% |
| 1994 | 3.8 | +18.2% |
| 1995 | 4.09 | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 5.02 | +22.6% |
| 1997 | 5.24 | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 4.91 | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 4.72 | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 8.74 | +85.1% |
| 2001 | 9.07 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 7.14 | -21.3% |
| 2003 | 7.45 | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 10.41 | +39.7% |
| 2005 | 9.27 | -11.0% |
| 2006 | 11.02 | +18.9% |
| 2007 | 11.44 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 12.57 | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 11.51 | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 11.55 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 9.87 | -14.5% |
| 2012 | 8.29 | -16.1% |
| 2013 | 7.9 | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 8.08 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 8.02 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 6.76 | -15.7% |
| 2017 | 6.31 | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 6.87 | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 6.66 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 6.35 | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 5.67 | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 8.09 | +42.8% |
| 2023 | 7.53 | -6.9% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 7.53 is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.28, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Chile's 7.53 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.07, 1.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Suicide rates among young people who mdb in Chile 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +322.7% | 1.8 | 7.6 |
| 1966 | +203.7% | 2.45 | 7.44 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.67 | 5.84 | 9.13 | 5 |
| 1960s | 5.95 | 1.8 | 10.49 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.45 | 4.71 | 9.65 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.09 | 4.18 | 6.14 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.46 | 3.21 | 5.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.86 | 7.14 | 12.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.03 | 6.31 | 11.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.91 | 5.67 | 8.09 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide rates among young people who mdb in Chile?
- Suicide rates among young people who mdb in Chile was 7.53 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest suicide rates among young people who mdb recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 12.57 in 2008.
- What is the lowest suicide rates among young people who mdb recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8 in 1967.
- How does Chile rank for suicide rates among young people who mdb?
- Chile ranks 32nd out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is suicide rates among young people who mdb rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Suicide rates among young people who mdb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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