Iran vs Yemen: Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population)

Iran
5.77 per 100,000 male population
in 2021
Yemen
5.55 per 100,000 male population
in 2021
Iran rank
145th
Yemen rank
147th

Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) over time

  • Iran
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Iran currently reports 5.77 per 100,000 male population against 5.55 per 100,000 male population in Yemen, a difference of 0.22 per 100,000 male population.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 145th and Yemen ranks 147th of 185 countries.

Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Yemen Difference Ahead
2000s 6.61 per 100,000 male population 6.33 per 100,000 male population 0.282 per 100,000 male population Iran
2010s 6.52 per 100,000 male population 5.81 per 100,000 male population 0.709 per 100,000 male population Iran
2020s 5.36 per 100,000 male population 5.21 per 100,000 male population 0.15 per 100,000 male population Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, male, Iran or Yemen?
Iran, at 5.77 per 100,000 male population against 5.55 per 100,000 male population in Yemen as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, male between Iran and Yemen?
0.22 per 100,000 male population, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Yemen?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Iran and Yemen rank globally for suicide mortality rate, male?
Iran ranks 145th and Yemen ranks 147th 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

Indicator
Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population)
Unit
per 100,000 male population
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,104 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).