Age-standardized suicide rates in Albania
Albania: Age-standardized suicide rates was 2.13 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Age-standardized suicide rates in Albania, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age-standardized suicide rates in Albania is 2.13, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 14.0% on the previous year and down 67.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized suicide rates in Albania peaked at 6.93 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.13, in 2021.
That places Albania 165th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Age-standardized suicide rates in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.07 | — |
| 2001 | 4.4 | -13.4% |
| 2002 | 4.46 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 4.57 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 4.48 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 6.89 | +53.6% |
| 2006 | 6.84 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 6.92 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 6.93 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 6.8 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 6.48 | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 6.58 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 4.07 | -38.1% |
| 2013 | 4.03 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 3.77 | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 3.56 | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 3.42 | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 3.26 | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 3.11 | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 2.99 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 2.47 | -17.3% |
| 2021 | 2.13 | -14.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.74 | 4.4 | 6.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.13 | 2.99 | 6.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3 | 2.13 | 2.47 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized suicide rates in Albania?
- Age-standardized suicide rates in Albania was 2.13 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 6.93 in 2008.
- What is the lowest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.13 in 2021.
- How does Albania rank for age-standardized suicide rates?
- Albania ranks 165th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is age-standardized suicide rates rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Age-standardized suicide rates (per 100 000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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