Costa Rica - Total Suicide Rates

Since 2014, Costa Rica Total Suicide Rates jumped by 0.3% year on year. In 2019, the country was number 32 comparing other countries in Total Suicide Rates at 5.9 Units (Suicides) Per Hundred Thousand Persons. Costa Rica is overtaken by Brazil, which was number 31 with 6.4 Units (Suicides) Per Hundred Thousand Persons and is followed by Mexico with 5.6 Units (Suicides) Per Hundred Thousand Persons. South Korea topped the ranking with 22.9 Units (Suicides) Per Hundred Thousand Persons in 2019, that is a fall of 1.3% compared to 2018. Lithuania, Slovenia and Latvia respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Colombia recorded the best 5 years average growth at +3.1% per year, while Luxembourg was the worst growing country at -9.4% per year.

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Date Units (Suicides) Per Hundred Thousand Persons
2019 5.90
2018 5.90
2017 5.70
2016 7.00
2015 6.70
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How does Costa Rica rank in Total Suicide Rates?

# 39 Countries Units (Suicides) Per Hundred Thousand Persons Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
South Korea
23 2019 -1.3 % -3.0 % View data
2 #2
Lithuania
22 2019 -1.8 % -6.1 % View data
31 #31
Brazil
6 2019 +1.6 % +2.3 % View data
32 #32
Costa Rica
6 2019 +0.0 % +0.3 % View data
33 #33
Colombia
6 2019 +0.0 % +3.1 % View data
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