Suicide mortality rate in Guyana
Guyana: Suicide mortality rate was 24.78 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Suicide mortality rate in Guyana, 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
Guyana recorded 24.78 per 100,000 population for suicide mortality rate in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.1% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Guyana peaked at 34.25 per 100,000 population in 2016 and was at its lowest, 24.78 per 100,000 population, in 2021.
That places Guyana 4th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.7 per 100,000 population | 26.3 per 100,000 population | 29.74 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.18 per 100,000 population | 27.64 per 100,000 population | 34.25 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.16 per 100,000 population | 24.78 per 100,000 population | 29.53 per 100,000 population | 2 |
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More health data for Guyana
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 6,798 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 8,020 (2025)
- Population, female 51.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 6,657 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 7,046 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 7,986 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 7,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 8,223 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 8,257 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 8,257 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Guyana?
- Suicide mortality rate in Guyana was 24.78 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 34.25 per 100,000 population in 2016.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.78 per 100,000 population in 2021.
- How does Guyana rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Guyana ranks 4th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana 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).