Suicide mortality rate in Myanmar
Myanmar: Suicide mortality rate was 2.89 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate in Myanmar, 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 Myanmar is 2.89 per 100,000 population, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Myanmar peaked at 3.93 per 100,000 population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.89 per 100,000 population, in 2020.
Myanmar ranks 158th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.74 per 100,000 population | 3.38 per 100,000 population | 3.93 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.14 per 100,000 population | 3.04 per 100,000 population | 3.29 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.89 per 100,000 population | 2.89 per 100,000 population | 2.89 per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More health data for Myanmar
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 461,090 (2025)
- Population, male 49.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 18.77 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 13.21 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 433,375 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 457,876 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 435,647 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 459,896 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 437,112 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 449,224 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Myanmar?
- Suicide mortality rate in Myanmar was 2.89 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 3.93 per 100,000 population in 2000.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.89 per 100,000 population in 2020.
- How does Myanmar rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Myanmar ranks 158th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar 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).