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.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Total
North America 15.66
OECD members 11.97
European Union 11.34
South Asia 11.22
Euro Area 11.21
World 9.16
East Asia & Pacific 7.89
Sub-Saharan Africa 6.97
Latin America & Caribbean 6.20
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%