Compared to other countries, China had a relatively lower suicide rate.
The suicide rate in China stood at 8.1 cases per 100,000 people in 2019. Men had generally a higher suicide rate than women in China, however, the gender imbalance was much lower than in other countries. Suicide rate in China from 2000 to 2019 (per 100,000 people)
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World Bank. (September 19, 2023). Suicide rate in China from 2000 to 2019 (per 100,000 people) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1170588/china-overall-suicide-rate/
World Bank. "Suicide rate in China from 2000 to 2019 (per 100,000 people)." Chart. September 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1170588/china-overall-suicide-rate/
World Bank. (2023). Suicide rate in China from 2000 to 2019 (per 100,000 people). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1170588/china-overall-suicide-rate/
World Bank. "Suicide Rate in China from 2000 to 2019 (per 100,000 People)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1170588/china-overall-suicide-rate/
World Bank, Suicide rate in China from 2000 to 2019 (per 100,000 people) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1170588/china-overall-suicide-rate/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
Suicide rate in China from 2000 to 2019 (per 100,000 people) [Graph], World Bank, September 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1170588/china-overall-suicide-rate/