Age-standardized suicide rates (per 100 000 population) in Comoros
Comoros: Age-standardized suicide rates was 8.86 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Age-standardized suicide rates in Comoros, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age-standardized suicide rates in Comoros is 8.86, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized suicide rates in Comoros peaked at 11.71 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.86, in 2021.
That places Comoros 85th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Age-standardized suicide rates in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.71 | — |
| 2001 | 11.38 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 11.03 | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 10.47 | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 10.24 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 9.82 | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 9.83 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 9.64 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 9.72 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 9.4 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 9.89 | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 9.48 | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 9.55 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 9.5 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 9.77 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 9.64 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 9.6 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 9.35 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 9.26 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 9.12 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 9.22 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 8.86 | -3.9% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 8.86 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.86, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 8.86 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.39, 78% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.32 | 9.4 | 11.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.52 | 9.12 | 9.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.04 | 8.86 | 9.22 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More health data for Comoros
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8656 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 827.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 136 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6648 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0647 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized suicide rates in Comoros?
- Age-standardized suicide rates in Comoros was 8.86 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 11.71 in 2000.
- What is the lowest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.86 in 2021.
- How does Comoros rank for age-standardized suicide rates?
- Comoros ranks 85th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is age-standardized suicide rates rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros 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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