Suicides of children and adolescents in Rio Grande do Norte
Rio Grande do Norte: Suicides of children and adolescents was 19 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
19
Change on year
down 5.0%
Rank
6th
of 11 groups
All-time high
26
in 2022
All-time low
1.34
in 2007
Years of data
18
2007–2024
Suicides of children and adolescents in Rio Grande do Norte, 2007–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for suicides of children and adolescents in Rio Grande do Norte is 19, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and up 72.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicides of children and adolescents in Rio Grande do Norte peaked at 26 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.34, in 2007.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Suicides of children and adolescents in Rio Grande do Norte, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1.34 | — |
| 2008 | 8 | +495.4% |
| 2009 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 4 | -55.6% |
| 2011 | 17 | +325.0% |
| 2012 | 8 | -52.9% |
| 2013 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11 | +37.5% |
| 2015 | 8 | -27.3% |
| 2016 | 19 | +137.5% |
| 2017 | 13 | -31.6% |
| 2018 | 16 | +23.1% |
| 2019 | 17 | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 21 | +23.5% |
| 2021 | 16 | -23.8% |
| 2022 | 26 | +62.5% |
| 2023 | 20 | -23.1% |
| 2024 | 19 | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.11 | 1.34 | 9 | 3 |
| 2010s | 12.1 | 4 | 19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.4 | 16 | 26 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rio Grande do Norte
More health data for Rio Grande do Norte
- Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for 16.95 (2025)
- Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 21.01 (2025)
- Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for 9.83 (2025)
- % of Polio immunization coverage 89.4 (2024)
- Suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years 3.91 (2024)
- Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old 15 (2024)
- Taxa de mortalidade infantil 12.9 (2024)
- % of Triple bacterial DTP immunization coverage 89.54 (2024)
- % of Triple Viral D1 immunization coverage 79.85 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 87.4 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicides of children and adolescents in Rio Grande do Norte?
- Suicides of children and adolescents in Rio Grande do Norte was 19 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest suicides of children and adolescents recorded in Rio Grande do Norte?
- The highest recorded value was 26 in 2022.
- What is the lowest suicides of children and adolescents recorded in Rio Grande do Norte?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.34 in 2007.
- How does Rio Grande do Norte rank for suicides of children and adolescents?
- Rio Grande do Norte ranks 6th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is suicides of children and adolescents rising or falling in Rio Grande do Norte?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rio Grande do Norte 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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