Latin America & Caribbean Suicide Rate 2000-2022
Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).
- Latin America & Caribbean suicide rate for 2019 was 6.20, a 2% decline from 2018.
- Latin America & Caribbean suicide rate for 2018 was 6.33, a 0.55% decline from 2017.
- Latin America & Caribbean suicide rate for 2017 was 6.36, a 5.47% increase from 2016.
- Latin America & Caribbean suicide rate for 2016 was 6.03, a 0.03% increase from 2015.
Latin America & Caribbean Suicide Rate - Historical Data |
Year |
Total |
Male |
Female |
2019 |
6.20 |
9.78 |
2.70% |
2018 |
6.33 |
9.94 |
2.76% |
2017 |
6.36 |
10.06 |
2.77% |
2016 |
6.03 |
9.55 |
2.60% |
2015 |
6.03 |
9.42 |
2.75% |
2014 |
5.95 |
9.35 |
2.63% |
2013 |
5.84 |
9.15 |
2.58% |
2012 |
5.83 |
9.10 |
2.61% |
2011 |
5.84 |
9.17 |
2.62% |
2010 |
5.65 |
8.83 |
2.58% |
2009 |
5.76 |
9.03 |
2.59% |
2008 |
5.69 |
8.85 |
2.55% |
2007 |
5.50 |
8.55 |
2.50% |
2006 |
5.48 |
8.62 |
2.42% |
2005 |
5.54 |
8.65 |
2.48% |
2004 |
5.47 |
8.58 |
2.44% |
2003 |
5.51 |
8.63 |
2.48% |
2002 |
5.59 |
8.62 |
2.61% |
2001 |
5.60 |
8.78 |
2.52% |
2000 |
5.36 |
8.41 |
2.37% |