Suicide mortality rate in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Suicide mortality rate was 5.42 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate in Puerto Rico, 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 Puerto Rico stood at 5.42 per 100,000 population.
The figure is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Puerto Rico peaked at 8.7 per 100,000 population in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5.23 per 100,000 population, in 2016.
That places Puerto Rico 116th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 | 7.37 per 100,000 population | 6.23 per 100,000 population | 8.7 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.33 per 100,000 population | 5.23 per 100,000 population | 7.43 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.67 per 100,000 population | 5.42 per 100,000 population | 5.91 per 100,000 population | 2 |
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More health data for Puerto Rico
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 13,514 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 64.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 971,601 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 62.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 11,739 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 11,875 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 1.05 million (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 12,589 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 12,698 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 14,358 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Puerto Rico?
- Suicide mortality rate in Puerto Rico was 5.42 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7 per 100,000 population in 2009.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.23 per 100,000 population in 2016.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Puerto Rico ranks 116th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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).