Suicide rates among young people who mdb in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Suicide rates among young people who mdb was 11.18 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
11.18
Change on year
up 82.9%
World rank
12th
of 110 countries
All-time high
11.18
in 2022
All-time low
1.39
in 1965
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Suicide rates among young people who mdb in Costa Rica, 1961–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for suicide rates among young people who mdb in Costa Rica is 11.18, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
The figure is up 82.9% on the previous year and up 78.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide rates among young people who mdb in Costa Rica peaked at 11.18 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.39, in 1965.
That places Costa Rica 12th out of 110 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Suicide rates among young people who mdb in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.6 | — |
| 1962 | 3.09 | +93.2% |
| 1963 | 2.98 | -3.4% |
| 1964 | 2.16 | -27.5% |
| 1965 | 1.39 | -35.6% |
| 1966 | 4.62 | +232.2% |
| 1967 | 3.77 | -18.5% |
| 1968 | 2.4 | -36.3% |
| 1969 | 2.85 | +19.0% |
| 1970 | 3.83 | +34.0% |
| 1971 | 4.66 | +21.8% |
| 1972 | 6.98 | +49.7% |
| 1973 | 1.81 | -74.1% |
| 1974 | 5.72 | +216.8% |
| 1975 | 3.42 | -40.2% |
| 1976 | 5.83 | +70.2% |
| 1977 | 4.65 | -20.2% |
| 1978 | 3.02 | -35.1% |
| 1979 | 2.59 | -14.2% |
| 1980 | 4.66 | +79.9% |
| 1981 | 4.59 | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 1.73 | -62.3% |
| 1983 | 5.15 | +197.7% |
| 1984 | 2.75 | -46.7% |
| 1985 | 5.99 | +118.2% |
| 1986 | 3.78 | -36.9% |
| 1987 | 2.3 | -39.2% |
| 1988 | 2.56 | +11.3% |
| 1989 | 4.61 | +80.2% |
| 1990 | 5.28 | +14.6% |
| 1991 | 4.11 | -22.2% |
| 1992 | 4.31 | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 4.47 | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 3.07 | -31.2% |
| 1995 | 5.61 | +82.6% |
| 1996 | 9.64 | +71.9% |
| 1997 | 7.06 | -26.8% |
| 1998 | 5.2 | -26.3% |
| 1999 | 6.11 | +17.5% |
| 2000 | 8.01 | +31.1% |
| 2001 | 4.28 | -46.5% |
| 2002 | 10.58 | +147.0% |
| 2003 | 8.19 | -22.6% |
| 2004 | 8.54 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 5.4 | -36.8% |
| 2006 | 7.46 | +38.3% |
| 2007 | 5.13 | -31.3% |
| 2008 | 5.61 | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 4.94 | -12.0% |
| 2010 | 3.32 | -32.9% |
| 2011 | 6.93 | +108.9% |
| 2012 | 6.27 | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 4.88 | -22.3% |
| 2014 | 5.43 | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 7.52 | +38.5% |
| 2016 | 6.64 | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 4.43 | -33.3% |
| 2018 | 6.38 | +44.2% |
| 2019 | 7.96 | +24.6% |
| 2020 | 7.43 | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 6.11 | -17.7% |
| 2022 | 11.18 | +82.9% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 11.18 is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.28, 2.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 11.18 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.07, 2.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.76 | 1.39 | 4.62 | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.25 | 1.81 | 6.98 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.81 | 1.73 | 5.99 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.49 | 3.07 | 9.64 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.81 | 4.28 | 10.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.98 | 3.32 | 7.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.24 | 6.11 | 11.18 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 9 Estonia 11.79 compare
- 10 Uzbekistan 11.77 compare
- 11 French Guiana 11.75 compare
- 13 South Korea 11.11 compare
- 14 Norway 10.13 compare
- 15 United States 10.08 compare
More health data for Costa Rica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4617 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 35 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0248 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0259 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide rates among young people who mdb in Costa Rica?
- Suicide rates among young people who mdb in Costa Rica was 11.18 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest suicide rates among young people who mdb recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 11.18 in 2022.
- What is the lowest suicide rates among young people who mdb recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.39 in 1965.
- How does Costa Rica rank for suicide rates among young people who mdb?
- Costa Rica ranks 12th out of 110 countries with data for 2022.
- Is suicide rates among young people who mdb rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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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