Egypt vs Syria: Suicide rate, by age
Egypt
0.0442 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Syria
0.0385 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Egypt rank
169th
Syria rank
172nd
Suicide rate, by age over time
- Egypt
- Syria
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.0442 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0385 deaths per 100,000 people in Syria, a difference of 0.0057 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Syria ahead.
Egypt ranks 169th and Syria ranks 172nd of 194 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0608 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0517 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0091 deaths per 100,000 people | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.0561 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0549 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0012 deaths per 100,000 people | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.0462 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0426 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0036 deaths per 100,000 people | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher suicide rate, by age, Egypt or Syria?
- Egypt, at 0.0442 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0385 deaths per 100,000 people in Syria as of 2021.
- What is the difference in suicide rate, by age between Egypt and Syria?
- 0.0057 deaths per 100,000 people, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Syria?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Egypt and Syria rank globally for suicide rate, by age?
- Egypt ranks 169th and Syria ranks 172nd 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, by age. 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 deaths from self-harm among both sexes aged 0-14 year olds, per 100,000 people.