Suicides of children and adolescents in Ceará
Ceará: Suicides of children and adolescents was 48 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
48
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
2nd
of 11 groups
All-time high
71
in 2021
All-time low
2.89
in 2007
Years of data
18
2007–2024
Suicides of children and adolescents in Ceará, 2007–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, suicides of children and adolescents in Ceará stood at 48.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicides of children and adolescents in Ceará peaked at 71 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.89, in 2007.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Suicides of children and adolescents in Ceará, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2.89 | — |
| 2008 | 49 | +1594.9% |
| 2009 | 46 | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 52 | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 45 | -13.5% |
| 2012 | 49 | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 59 | +20.4% |
| 2014 | 55 | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 50 | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 44 | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 57 | +29.5% |
| 2018 | 53 | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 62 | +17.0% |
| 2020 | 51 | -17.7% |
| 2021 | 71 | +39.2% |
| 2022 | 61 | -14.1% |
| 2023 | 48 | -21.3% |
| 2024 | 48 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.63 | 2.89 | 49 | 3 |
| 2010s | 52.6 | 44 | 62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.8 | 48 | 71 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ceará
- 1 Brazil 1,002 compare
- 2 Madagascar 88 compare
- 3 Puerto Rico 76 compare
- 4 Panama 71 compare
- 5 Serbia 65 compare
More health data for Ceará
- Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for 17.27 (2025)
- Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 21.17 (2025)
- Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for 10.46 (2025)
- % of Polio immunization coverage 94.52 (2024)
- Suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years 3.65 (2024)
- Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old 13.2 (2024)
- Taxa de mortalidade infantil 11.3 (2024)
- % of Triple bacterial DTP immunization coverage 95.16 (2024)
- % of Triple Viral D1 immunization coverage 88.98 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 51.2 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicides of children and adolescents in Ceará?
- Suicides of children and adolescents in Ceará was 48 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest suicides of children and adolescents recorded in Ceará?
- The highest recorded value was 71 in 2021.
- What is the lowest suicides of children and adolescents recorded in Ceará?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.89 in 2007.
- How does Ceará rank for suicides of children and adolescents?
- Ceará ranks 2nd out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is suicides of children and adolescents rising or falling in Ceará?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ceará data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Suicides of children and adolescents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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