Age-standardized suicide rates in Jordan
Jordan: Age-standardized suicide rates was 0.6723 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Age-standardized suicide rates in Jordan, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, age-standardized suicide rates in Jordan stood at 0.6723. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.4% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized suicide rates in Jordan peaked at 2.62 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6723, in 2021.
That places Jordan 182nd 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 Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.62 | — |
| 2001 | 2.49 | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 2.41 | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 2.27 | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 2.23 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 2.02 | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 1.72 | -14.7% |
| 2007 | 1.43 | -17.2% |
| 2008 | 1.34 | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 1.22 | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 1.14 | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 1.03 | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 1.01 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9688 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9533 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9184 | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9249 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8811 | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.844 | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8437 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7503 | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6723 | -10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.97 | 1.22 | 2.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9503 | 0.8437 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7113 | 0.6723 | 0.7503 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 179 Palestine, State of 0.8024 compare
- 180 Egypt 0.7261 compare
- 181 Lebanon 0.6983 compare
- 183 Syrian Arab Republic 0.6627 compare
- 184 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.2894 compare
More health data for Jordan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9463 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 842.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 470 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 4.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0245 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.023 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized suicide rates in Jordan?
- Age-standardized suicide rates in Jordan was 0.6723 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.62 in 2000.
- What is the lowest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6723 in 2021.
- How does Jordan rank for age-standardized suicide rates?
- Jordan ranks 182nd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is age-standardized suicide rates rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan 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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