Suicide rates by age who mdb in Singapore
Singapore: Suicide rates by age who mdb was 8.22 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
8.22
Change on year
down 43.8%
World rank
26th
of 109 countries
All-time high
14.64
in 2021
All-time low
1.26
in 1963
Years of data
60
1963–2022
Suicide rates by age who mdb in Singapore, 1963–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 8.22 for suicide rates by age who mdb 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 by age who mdb in Singapore peaked at 14.64 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.26, in 1963.
Singapore ranks 26th of 109 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 by age 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% |
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 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide rates by age who mdb in Singapore?
- Suicide rates by age who mdb in Singapore was 8.22 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest suicide rates by age who mdb recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 14.64 in 2021.
- What is the lowest suicide rates by age who mdb recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.26 in 1963.
- How does Singapore rank for suicide rates by age who mdb?
- Singapore ranks 26th out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is suicide rates by age 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 by age who mdb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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