Suicide rates among young women who mdb in El Salvador
El Salvador: Suicide rates among young women who mdb was 2.26 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Suicide rates among young women who mdb in El Salvador, 1990–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2018, suicide rates among young women who mdb in El Salvador stood at 2.26. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 34.2% on the previous year and down 72.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide rates among young women who mdb in El Salvador peaked at 27.24 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2.26, in 2018.
That places El Salvador 65th out of 110 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Suicide rates among young women who mdb in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22.62 | — |
| 1991 | 21.67 | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 16.87 | -22.2% |
| 1993 | 15.76 | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 27.24 | +72.9% |
| 1996 | 24.2 | -11.1% |
| 1997 | 23.94 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 19.31 | -19.3% |
| 1999 | 20.75 | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 17.72 | -14.6% |
| 2001 | 15.29 | -13.7% |
| 2002 | 15.87 | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 17.07 | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 10.91 | -36.1% |
| 2005 | 12.04 | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 12.46 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 10.33 | -17.1% |
| 2008 | 8.29 | -19.8% |
| 2009 | 10.55 | +27.3% |
| 2010 | 8.91 | -15.5% |
| 2011 | 7.95 | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 9.36 | +17.8% |
| 2013 | 8.47 | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 7.05 | -16.8% |
| 2015 | 8.91 | +26.5% |
| 2016 | 3.94 | -55.8% |
| 2017 | 3.43 | -12.9% |
| 2018 | 2.26 | -34.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 2.26 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.64, 86% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 2.26 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.28, 53% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.37 | 15.76 | 27.24 | 9 |
| 2000s | 13.05 | 8.29 | 17.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.7 | 2.26 | 9.36 | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide rates among young women who mdb in El Salvador?
- Suicide rates among young women who mdb in El Salvador was 2.26 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest suicide rates among young women who mdb recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 27.24 in 1995.
- What is the lowest suicide rates among young women who mdb recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.26 in 2018.
- How does El Salvador rank for suicide rates among young women who mdb?
- El Salvador ranks 65th out of 110 countries with data for 2018.
- Is suicide rates among young women who mdb rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Suicide rates among young women who mdb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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