Age-standardized suicide rates in Turkey
Turkey: Age-standardized suicide rates was 2.58 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Age-standardized suicide rates in Turkey, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age-standardized suicide rates in Turkey is 2.58, measured in 2021. 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 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized suicide rates in Turkey peaked at 3.42 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.58, in 2021.
Turkey ranks 161st of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Age-standardized suicide rates in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.01 | — |
| 2001 | 2.77 | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 2.66 | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 2.79 | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 2.84 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 2.88 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 2.93 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 2.88 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 2.91 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 3.07 | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 3.08 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 3.08 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 3.14 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 3.03 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 3.15 | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 3.11 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 3.25 | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 3.26 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 3.27 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 3.42 | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 2.88 | -15.8% |
| 2021 | 2.58 | -10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.87 | 2.66 | 3.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.18 | 3.03 | 3.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.73 | 2.58 | 2.88 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized suicide rates in Turkey?
- Age-standardized suicide rates in Turkey was 2.58 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 3.42 in 2019.
- What is the lowest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.58 in 2021.
- How does Turkey rank for age-standardized suicide rates?
- Turkey ranks 161st out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is age-standardized suicide rates rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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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