Suicide Rate in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Suicide Rate was 1.82 in 2021. β² Rising
Latest (2021)
1.82
Change on year
up 7.7%
World rank
168th
of 184 countries
All-time high
2.07
in 2019
All-time low
1.63
in 2008
Years of data
22
2000β2021
Suicide Rate in Papua New Guinea, 2000β2021
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 1.82 for suicide rate in 2021.
That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide rate in Papua New Guinea peaked at 2.07 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.63, in 2008.
Papua New Guinea ranks 168th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.67 | 1.63 | 1.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.88 | 1.7 | 2.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.75 | 1.69 | 1.82 | 2 |
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More gender data for Papua New Guinea
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 120,773 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 129,292 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 119,621 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 128,016 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 119,145 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 127,574 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 119,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 127,431 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 118,593 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 126,788 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide rate in Papua New Guinea?
- Suicide rate in Papua New Guinea was 1.82 in 2021, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest suicide rate recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.07 in 2019.
- What is the lowest suicide rate recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.63 in 2008.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for suicide rate?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 168th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide rate rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Suicide Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.