Suicide mortality rate in Brunei
Brunei: Suicide mortality rate was 3.05 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Suicide mortality rate in Brunei, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for suicide mortality rate in Brunei is 3.05 per 100,000 population, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 114.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Brunei peaked at 3.05 per 100,000 population in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.05 per 100,000 population, in 2010.
That places Brunei 153rd out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.61 per 100,000 population | 1.1 per 100,000 population | 2.33 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.78 per 100,000 population | 1.05 per 100,000 population | 2.72 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.99 per 100,000 population | 2.93 per 100,000 population | 3.05 per 100,000 population | 2 |
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More health data for Brunei
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 3,399 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 3,230 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 3,009 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 3,243 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 3,150 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 3,422 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 3,292 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 3,579 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 3,462 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 3,782 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Brunei?
- Suicide mortality rate in Brunei was 3.05 per 100,000 population in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest suicide mortality rate recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 3.05 per 100,000 population in 2021.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 per 100,000 population in 2010.
- How does Brunei rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Brunei ranks 153rd out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 114.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).