Afghanistan vs Iraq: Suicide mortality rate, male
Afghanistan
4.81 per 100,000 male population
in 2021
Iraq
4.42 per 100,000 male population
in 2021
Afghanistan rank
152nd
Iraq rank
155th
Suicide mortality rate, male over time
- Afghanistan
- Iraq
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 4.81 per 100,000 male population against 4.42 per 100,000 male population in Iraq, a difference of 0.39 per 100,000 male population.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iraq ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 152nd and Iraq ranks 155th of 185 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Iraq in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.54 per 100,000 male population | 5.39 per 100,000 male population | 0.153 per 100,000 male population | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 4.78 per 100,000 male population | 4.92 per 100,000 male population | 0.138 per 100,000 male population | Iraq |
| 2020s | 4.69 per 100,000 male population | 4.4 per 100,000 male population | 0.285 per 100,000 male population | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher suicide mortality rate, male, Afghanistan or Iraq?
- Afghanistan, at 4.81 per 100,000 male population against 4.42 per 100,000 male population in Iraq as of 2021.
- What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, male between Afghanistan and Iraq?
- 0.39 per 100,000 male population, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iraq?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and Iraq rank globally for suicide mortality rate, male?
- Afghanistan ranks 152nd and Iraq ranks 155th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).