Age-standardized suicide rates in Iraq
Iraq: Age-standardized suicide rates was 3.82 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Age-standardized suicide rates in Iraq, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 3.82 for age-standardized suicide rates in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized suicide rates in Iraq peaked at 5.68 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.82, in 2021.
That places Iraq 149th 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 Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.68 | — |
| 2001 | 5.53 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 5.41 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 5.26 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 5.21 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 5.08 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 4.89 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 4.81 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 4.78 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 4.75 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 4.69 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 4.68 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 4.57 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 4.51 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 4.24 | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 4.28 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 4.21 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 4.19 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 4.15 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 4.11 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 3.83 | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 3.82 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.14 | 4.75 | 5.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.36 | 4.11 | 4.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.83 | 3.82 | 3.83 | 2 |
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More health data for Iraq
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 898.9 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 5,830 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3034 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 3.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6052 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized suicide rates in Iraq?
- Age-standardized suicide rates in Iraq was 3.82 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 5.68 in 2000.
- What is the lowest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.82 in 2021.
- How does Iraq rank for age-standardized suicide rates?
- Iraq ranks 149th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is age-standardized suicide rates rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq 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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