Suicide mortality rate in Chile
Chile: Suicide mortality rate was 7.69 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate in Chile, 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
In 2021, suicide mortality rate in Chile stood at 7.69 per 100,000 population. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Chile peaked at 12.76 per 100,000 population in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7.69 per 100,000 population, in 2021.
Chile ranks 86th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.72 per 100,000 population | 9.76 per 100,000 population | 12.76 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.42 per 100,000 population | 9.52 per 100,000 population | 11.79 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.97 per 100,000 population | 7.69 per 100,000 population | 8.26 per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 83 Argentina 7.94 per 100,000 population compare
- 84 South Sudan 7.89 per 100,000 population compare
- 85 Haiti 7.81 per 100,000 population compare
- 87 Guinea-Bissau 7.67 per 100,000 population compare
- 88 Burundi 7.65 per 100,000 population compare
- 89 El Salvador 7.63 per 100,000 population compare
More health data for Chile
- Population ages 65 and above, total 2.90 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 127,065 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 122,362 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 127,059 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 122,223 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 14.6% (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 126,365 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 126,696 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 121,711 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 121,670 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Chile?
- Suicide mortality rate in Chile was 7.69 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 12.76 per 100,000 population in 2009.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.69 per 100,000 population in 2021.
- How does Chile rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Chile ranks 86th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile 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).