Latin America & Caribbean Suicide Rate 2000-2024
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 1.96% decline from 2018.
- Latin America & Caribbean suicide rate for 2018 was 6.32, a 0.48% decline from 2017.
- Latin America & Caribbean suicide rate for 2017 was 6.35, a 5.43% increase from 2016.
- Latin America & Caribbean suicide rate for 2016 was 6.03, a 0% increase from 2015.
Latin America & Caribbean Suicide Rate - Historical Data |
Year |
Total |
Male |
Female |
2019 |
6.20 |
9.79 |
2.70% |
2018 |
6.32 |
9.94 |
2.76% |
2017 |
6.35 |
10.05 |
2.76% |
2016 |
6.03 |
9.54 |
2.60% |
2015 |
6.03 |
9.42 |
2.74% |
2014 |
5.95 |
9.36 |
2.63% |
2013 |
5.84 |
9.15 |
2.58% |
2012 |
5.83 |
9.11 |
2.61% |
2011 |
5.84 |
9.18 |
2.62% |
2010 |
5.65 |
8.85 |
2.58% |
2009 |
5.77 |
9.04 |
2.59% |
2008 |
5.69 |
8.87 |
2.55% |
2007 |
5.51 |
8.56 |
2.50% |
2006 |
5.48 |
8.63 |
2.41% |
2005 |
5.54 |
8.67 |
2.48% |
2004 |
5.47 |
8.59 |
2.44% |
2003 |
5.52 |
8.64 |
2.48% |
2002 |
5.59 |
8.64 |
2.60% |
2001 |
5.60 |
8.80 |
2.51% |
2000 |
5.36 |
8.43 |
2.37% |