Age-standardized suicide rates in Israel
Israel: Age-standardized suicide rates was 4.39 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Age-standardized suicide rates in Israel, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Israel recorded 4.39 for age-standardized suicide rates in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.5% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized suicide rates in Israel peaked at 6.85 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.39, in 2021.
Israel ranks 138th of 184 countries on this measure, 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 Israel, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.83 | — |
| 2001 | 6.43 | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 5.72 | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 6.43 | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 6.07 | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 6.85 | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 5.62 | -18.0% |
| 2007 | 5.31 | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 5.14 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 6.02 | +17.0% |
| 2010 | 6.69 | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 5.5 | -17.8% |
| 2012 | 6.02 | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 5.02 | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 4.92 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 4.44 | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 5 | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 4.93 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 5.26 | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 4.95 | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 4.95 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.39 | -11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.04 | 5.14 | 6.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.28 | 4.44 | 6.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.67 | 4.39 | 4.95 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized suicide rates in Israel?
- Age-standardized suicide rates in Israel was 4.39 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 6.85 in 2005.
- What is the lowest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.39 in 2021.
- How does Israel rank for age-standardized suicide rates?
- Israel ranks 138th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is age-standardized suicide rates rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel 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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