Egypt vs Lebanon: Suicide rate
Egypt
0.7218 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Lebanon
0.683 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Egypt rank
190th
Lebanon rank
191st
Suicide rate over time
- Egypt
- Lebanon
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.7218 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.683 deaths per 100,000 people in Lebanon, a difference of 0.0388 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Lebanon's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 190th and Lebanon ranks 191st of 194 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9257 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1296 deaths per 100,000 people | Egypt |
| 2010s | 1.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8019 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2631 deaths per 100,000 people | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.7983 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7429 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0554 deaths per 100,000 people | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher suicide rate, Egypt or Lebanon?
- Egypt, at 0.7218 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.683 deaths per 100,000 people in Lebanon as of 2021.
- What is the difference in suicide rate between Egypt and Lebanon?
- 0.0388 deaths per 100,000 people, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Lebanon?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Egypt and Lebanon rank globally for suicide rate?
- Egypt ranks 190th and Lebanon ranks 191st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Suicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of age-standardized deaths from self-harm in both sexes, per 100,000 people.