Suicides of children and adolescents in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Suicides of children and adolescents was 76 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Suicides of children and adolescents in Puerto Rico, 2007–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 76 for suicides of children and adolescents in 2024.
The figure is up 46.2% on the previous year and up 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicides of children and adolescents in Puerto Rico peaked at 100 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.68, in 2007.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Suicides of children and adolescents in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2.68 | — |
| 2008 | 50 | +1765.7% |
| 2009 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 47 | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 43 | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 64 | +48.8% |
| 2013 | 56 | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 53 | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 54 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 47 | -13.0% |
| 2017 | 63 | +34.0% |
| 2018 | 67 | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 78 | +16.4% |
| 2020 | 63 | -19.2% |
| 2021 | 100 | +58.7% |
| 2022 | 84 | -16.0% |
| 2023 | 52 | -38.1% |
| 2024 | 76 | +46.2% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 76 is above the median for high income countries, which is 23, 3.3× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Suicides of children and adolescents in Puerto Rico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +1765.7% | 2.68 | 50 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.23 | 2.68 | 50 | 3 |
| 2010s | 57.2 | 43 | 78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 75 | 52 | 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More health data for Puerto Rico
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -20 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4 (2100)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4804 % 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 0.0145 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8484 % 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 0.0152 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, annual growth rate -6.19 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicides of children and adolescents in Puerto Rico?
- Suicides of children and adolescents in Puerto Rico was 76 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest suicides of children and adolescents recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2021.
- What is the lowest suicides of children and adolescents recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.68 in 2007.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for suicides of children and adolescents?
- Puerto Rico ranks 3rd out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is suicides of children and adolescents rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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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