Suicides of children and adolescents in São Paulo
São Paulo: Suicides of children and adolescents was 124 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
124
Change on year
down 11.4%
Rank
1st
of 11 groups
All-time high
193
in 2022
All-time low
1.55
in 2007
Years of data
18
2007–2024
Suicides of children and adolescents in São Paulo, 2007–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
São Paulo recorded 124 for suicides of children and adolescents in 2024.
The figure is down 11.4% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicides of children and adolescents in São Paulo peaked at 193 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.55, in 2007.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Suicides of children and adolescents in São Paulo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1.55 | — |
| 2008 | 106 | +6748.2% |
| 2009 | 99 | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 113 | +14.1% |
| 2011 | 113 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 125 | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 120 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 102 | -15.0% |
| 2015 | 137 | +34.3% |
| 2016 | 147 | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 150 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 167 | +11.3% |
| 2019 | 187 | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 180 | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 169 | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 193 | +14.2% |
| 2023 | 140 | -27.5% |
| 2024 | 124 | -11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.85 | 1.55 | 106 | 3 |
| 2010s | 136.1 | 102 | 187 | 10 |
| 2020s | 161.2 | 124 | 193 | 5 |
Countries ranked near São Paulo
- 1 Brazil 1,002 compare
- 2 Madagascar 88 compare
- 3 Puerto Rico 76 compare
- 4 Panama 71 compare
More health data for São Paulo
- Overweight: % of children aged 5 to 9 years who are overweight for 15.81 (2025)
- Overweight: overweight adolescents aged 10 to 19 20.65 (2025)
- Overweight: % of children aged 0 to 5 years with high weight for 6.94 (2025)
- % of Polio immunization coverage 92.3 (2024)
- Suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years 2.05 (2024)
- Childhood mortality rate - under 5 years old 13.5 (2024)
- Taxa de mortalidade infantil 11.4 (2024)
- % of Triple bacterial DTP immunization coverage 92.35 (2024)
- % of Triple Viral D1 immunization coverage 78.4 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 42.7 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicides of children and adolescents in São Paulo?
- Suicides of children and adolescents in São Paulo was 124 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest suicides of children and adolescents recorded in São Paulo?
- The highest recorded value was 193 in 2022.
- What is the lowest suicides of children and adolescents recorded in São Paulo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.55 in 2007.
- How does São Paulo rank for suicides of children and adolescents?
- São Paulo ranks 1st out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is suicides of children and adolescents rising or falling in São Paulo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this São Paulo 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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