Suicide rates among young people who mdb in Singapore
Singapore: Suicide rates among young people who mdb was 8.22 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Suicide rates among young people who mdb in Singapore, 1963–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for suicide rates among young people who mdb in Singapore is 8.22, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 43.8% on the previous year and up 93.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide rates among young people who mdb in Singapore peaked at 14.64 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.26, in 1963.
Singapore ranks 27th of 110 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Suicide rates among young people who mdb in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 1.26 | — |
| 1964 | 3.41 | +171.3% |
| 1965 | 3.02 | -11.5% |
| 1966 | 1.86 | -38.5% |
| 1967 | 6.74 | +262.7% |
| 1968 | 4.79 | -29.0% |
| 1969 | 7.54 | +57.5% |
| 1970 | 5.27 | -30.1% |
| 1971 | 6.26 | +18.6% |
| 1972 | 6.01 | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 6.54 | +8.9% |
| 1974 | 7.1 | +8.5% |
| 1975 | 6.25 | -11.9% |
| 1976 | 7.57 | +21.1% |
| 1977 | 6.22 | -17.9% |
| 1978 | 8.38 | +34.7% |
| 1979 | 7.37 | -12.0% |
| 1980 | 6.61 | -10.3% |
| 1981 | 3.93 | -40.5% |
| 1982 | 7.4 | +88.2% |
| 1983 | 5.01 | -32.3% |
| 1984 | 5.28 | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 5.95 | +12.7% |
| 1986 | 5.27 | -11.5% |
| 1987 | 6.24 | +18.4% |
| 1988 | 5.45 | -12.6% |
| 1989 | 12.17 | +123.3% |
| 1990 | 6.72 | -44.8% |
| 1991 | 6.87 | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 1.41 | -79.5% |
| 1993 | 6.37 | +352.9% |
| 1994 | 4.5 | -29.4% |
| 1995 | 6.5 | +44.5% |
| 1996 | 5.93 | -8.8% |
| 1997 | 3.93 | -33.7% |
| 1998 | 7.68 | +95.3% |
| 1999 | 3.84 | -50.1% |
| 2000 | 5.21 | +35.7% |
| 2001 | 8.53 | +63.9% |
| 2002 | 7.63 | -10.6% |
| 2003 | 7.41 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 2.61 | -64.8% |
| 2005 | 2.95 | +12.9% |
| 2006 | 1.6 | -45.7% |
| 2007 | 4.66 | +191.4% |
| 2008 | 3.42 | -26.6% |
| 2009 | 5.33 | +55.6% |
| 2010 | 3.03 | -43.1% |
| 2011 | 4.6 | +51.7% |
| 2012 | 4.25 | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 6.27 | +47.6% |
| 2014 | 4.04 | -35.5% |
| 2015 | 8.23 | +103.7% |
| 2016 | 5.84 | -29.1% |
| 2017 | 4.72 | -19.1% |
| 2018 | 7.95 | +68.3% |
| 2019 | 6.3 | -20.7% |
| 2020 | 8.83 | +40.1% |
| 2021 | 14.64 | +65.8% |
| 2022 | 8.22 | -43.8% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 8.22 is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.28, 1.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 8.22 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.54, 1.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Suicide rates among young people who mdb in Singapore 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 | +352.9% | 1.41 | 6.37 |
| 1967 | +262.7% | 1.86 | 6.74 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.09 | 1.26 | 7.54 | 7 |
| 1970s | 6.7 | 5.27 | 8.38 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.33 | 3.93 | 12.17 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.37 | 1.41 | 7.68 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.94 | 1.6 | 8.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.52 | 3.03 | 8.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.56 | 8.22 | 14.64 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0206 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide rates among young people who mdb in Singapore?
- Suicide rates among young people who mdb in Singapore was 8.22 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest suicide rates among young people who mdb recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 14.64 in 2021.
- What is the lowest suicide rates among young people who mdb recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.26 in 1963.
- How does Singapore rank for suicide rates among young people who mdb?
- Singapore ranks 27th out of 110 countries with data for 2022.
- Is suicide rates among young people who mdb rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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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