Suicide mortality rate in Singapore
Singapore: Suicide mortality rate was 8.1 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate in Singapore, 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 Singapore stood at 8.1 per 100,000 population. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 9.4% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Singapore peaked at 12.31 per 100,000 population in 2002 and was at its lowest, 8.1 per 100,000 population, in 2021.
That places Singapore 79th 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 | 11.15 per 100,000 population | 9.81 per 100,000 population | 12.31 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.09 per 100,000 population | 8.42 per 100,000 population | 10.57 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.52 per 100,000 population | 8.1 per 100,000 population | 8.94 per 100,000 population | 2 |
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More health data for Singapore
- Population ages 15-64, male 2.39 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 24,085 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 22,244 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 22,570 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 21,250 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 4.53 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 75.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 22,792 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 72.4% (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 21,576 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Singapore?
- Suicide mortality rate in Singapore was 8.1 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 12.31 per 100,000 population in 2002.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1 per 100,000 population in 2021.
- How does Singapore rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Singapore ranks 79th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore 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).