Suicides of children and adolescents in Piauí
Piauí: Suicides of children and adolescents was 16 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
16
Change on year
down 27.3%
Rank
8th
of 11 groups
All-time high
34
in 2019
All-time low
4.57
in 2007
Years of data
18
2007–2024
Suicides of children and adolescents in Piauí, 2007–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for suicides of children and adolescents in Piauí is 16, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.3% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicides of children and adolescents in Piauí peaked at 34 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.57, in 2007.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Suicides of children and adolescents in Piauí, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 4.57 | — |
| 2008 | 28 | +513.1% |
| 2009 | 21 | -25.0% |
| 2010 | 19 | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 20 | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 19 | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 20 | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 32 | +60.0% |
| 2015 | 14 | -56.2% |
| 2016 | 22 | +57.1% |
| 2017 | 33 | +50.0% |
| 2018 | 27 | -18.2% |
| 2019 | 34 | +25.9% |
| 2020 | 23 | -32.4% |
| 2021 | 24 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 22 | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 16 | -27.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.86 | 4.57 | 28 | 3 |
| 2010s | 24 | 14 | 34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.8 | 16 | 24 | 5 |
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More health data for Piauí
- Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for 10.4 (2025)
- Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 17.21 (2025)
- Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for 6.71 (2025)
- % of Polio immunization coverage 94.86 (2024)
- Suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years 3.21 (2024)
- Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old 16.3 (2024)
- Taxa de mortalidade infantil 14.4 (2024)
- % of Triple bacterial DTP immunization coverage 95.77 (2024)
- % of Triple Viral D1 immunization coverage 82.81 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 95.7 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicides of children and adolescents in Piauí?
- Suicides of children and adolescents in Piauí was 16 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest suicides of children and adolescents recorded in Piauí?
- The highest recorded value was 34 in 2019.
- What is the lowest suicides of children and adolescents recorded in Piauí?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.57 in 2007.
- How does Piauí rank for suicides of children and adolescents?
- Piauí ranks 8th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is suicides of children and adolescents rising or falling in Piauí?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Piauí 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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