Age-standardized suicide rates in Egypt
Egypt: Age-standardized suicide rates was 0.7261 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Age-standardized suicide rates in Egypt, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age-standardized suicide rates in Egypt is 0.7261, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.8% on the previous year and down 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized suicide rates in Egypt peaked at 1.16 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.7261, in 2021.
That places Egypt 180th 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 Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.08 | — |
| 2001 | 1.11 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 1.12 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.1 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.09 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.07 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.05 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.03 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 1.03 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.04 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.05 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.1 | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 1.16 | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 1.15 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.09 | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 1.1 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.06 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.01 | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 1 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.02 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8837 | -13.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7261 | -17.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.07 | 1.03 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 | 1 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8049 | 0.7261 | 0.8837 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized suicide rates in Egypt?
- Age-standardized suicide rates in Egypt was 0.7261 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 in 2012.
- What is the lowest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7261 in 2021.
- How does Egypt rank for age-standardized suicide rates?
- Egypt ranks 180th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is age-standardized suicide rates rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt 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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