Guyana: Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2021, Guyana's suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) fell 4.75 on 2020 (from 29.53 to 24.78).

Across the 20 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2020), the average change was +0.14 and a typical year strayed about 1.57 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 3 in 2001 and the biggest yearly fall was 4.75 in 2021. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.76 a year. A straight line explains 56% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2021, Guyana had the 4th highest value of the 185 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Guyana in the 2021 ranking

• Lesotho — 1st of 185: 28.66
• Korea, Rep. — 2nd of 185: 27.53
• Eswatini — 3rd of 185: 27.23
• Uruguay — 5th of 185: 24.75
• South Africa — 6th of 185: 22.3
• Suriname — 7th of 185: 22.26

What this measures

Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Limitations: Due to changes in input data and methods, the revisions of the data are not comparable to previously published estimates.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 22 values

Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 1.46 (2021)
• Argentina — 7.94 (2021)
• Bahamas, The — 3.25 (2021)
• Barbados — 3.5 (2021)
• Belize — 4.18 (2021)
• Bolivia — 4.2 (2021)
• Brazil — 7.59 (2021)
• Chile — 7.69 (2021)
• Colombia — 4.96 (2021)
• Costa Rica — 8.06 (2021)

More health data for Guyana

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 9.29% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 10.1% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 119,136 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 27.76% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 122,743 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 30.17% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 241,879 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 28.93% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 9.39% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, male (% of male population)

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Questions people ask

What is Guyana's suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population)?

24.78 in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2000?

It is down 7.33% from 26.74 in 2000 (0.36% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 34.25 in 2016 and the lowest 24.78 in 2021.

How does Guyana rank?

4th highest of 185 economies with data for 2021.

Is the latest change in suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) unusual for Guyana?

In 2021, Guyana's suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) fell 4.75 on 2020 (from 29.53 to 24.78). Across the 20 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2020), the average change was +0.14 and a typical year strayed about 1.57 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.STA.SUIC.P5, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), uri: https://www.who.int/data/gho Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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