Suicide rates among young women who mdb in Guyana
Guyana: Suicide rates among young women who mdb was 8.08 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Suicide rates among young women who mdb in Guyana, 1979–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, suicide rates among young women who mdb in Guyana stood at 8.08.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 72.1% on the previous year and down 74.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide rates among young women who mdb in Guyana peaked at 43.05 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1979.
That places Guyana 15th out of 110 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Suicide rates among young women who mdb in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | 13.1 | — |
| 1989 | 17.93 | +36.8% |
| 1990 | 20.61 | +14.9% |
| 1991 | 25.69 | +24.7% |
| 1992 | 9.48 | -63.1% |
| 1993 | 4.78 | -49.6% |
| 1994 | 12 | +151.1% |
| 1995 | 14.45 | +20.4% |
| 1996 | 2.44 | -83.1% |
| 1997 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1998 | 2.59 | — |
| 1999 | 19.05 | +634.2% |
| 2001 | 20.88 | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 24.62 | +17.9% |
| 2003 | 28.07 | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 24.7 | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 17.91 | -27.5% |
| 2006 | 34.51 | +92.7% |
| 2007 | 21.93 | -36.4% |
| 2008 | 23.38 | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 9.92 | -57.6% |
| 2010 | 31.31 | +215.5% |
| 2011 | 16.61 | -46.9% |
| 2012 | 18.97 | +14.2% |
| 2013 | 43.05 | +126.9% |
| 2014 | 29.01 | -32.6% |
| 2015 | 34.13 | +17.7% |
| 2016 | 22.36 | -34.5% |
| 2017 | 25.34 | +13.3% |
| 2018 | 23.25 | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 28.99 | +24.7% |
| 2020 | 8.08 | -72.1% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 8.08 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.16, 2.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 8.08 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.28, 1.9× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Suicide rates among young women who mdb in Guyana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +634.2% | 2.59 | 19.05 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 10.34 | 0 | 17.93 | 3 |
| 1990s | 11.11 | 0 | 25.69 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.88 | 9.92 | 34.51 | 9 |
| 2010s | 27.3 | 16.61 | 43.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.08 | 8.08 | 8.08 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More health data for Guyana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4509 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 62 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.39 % 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 0.0477 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.38 % 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 0.0491 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide rates among young women who mdb in Guyana?
- Suicide rates among young women who mdb in Guyana was 8.08 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest suicide rates among young women who mdb recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 43.05 in 2013.
- What is the lowest suicide rates among young women who mdb recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1979.
- How does Guyana rank for suicide rates among young women who mdb?
- Guyana ranks 15th out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is suicide rates among young women who mdb rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guyana 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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