Age-standardized suicide rates in Lebanon
Lebanon: Age-standardized suicide rates was 0.6983 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Age-standardized suicide rates in Lebanon, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age-standardized suicide rates in Lebanon is 0.6983, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.4% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized suicide rates in Lebanon peaked at 1.02 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6983, in 2021.
That places Lebanon 181st 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 Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.02 | — |
| 2001 | 0.9826 | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9546 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9388 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9202 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9149 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9005 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8859 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8768 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8631 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8505 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8539 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8548 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8553 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8339 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8144 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7662 | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7535 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.71 | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7094 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8064 | +13.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6983 | -13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9259 | 0.8631 | 1.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8002 | 0.7094 | 0.8553 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7523 | 0.6983 | 0.8064 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized suicide rates in Lebanon?
- Age-standardized suicide rates in Lebanon was 0.6983 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 in 2000.
- What is the lowest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6983 in 2021.
- How does Lebanon rank for age-standardized suicide rates?
- Lebanon ranks 181st out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is age-standardized suicide rates rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon 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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