Age-standardized suicide rates in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Age-standardized suicide rates was 1.7 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Age-standardized suicide rates in United Arab Emirates, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 1.7 for age-standardized suicide rates in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.2% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized suicide rates in United Arab Emirates peaked at 2.44 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.7, in 2021.
United Arab Emirates ranks 169th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Age-standardized suicide rates in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.44 | — |
| 2001 | 2.38 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 2.27 | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 2.16 | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 2.19 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 2.2 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 2.12 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 1.83 | -13.8% |
| 2008 | 1.89 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 2.02 | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 2.15 | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 2.22 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 2.25 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 2.18 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 2.08 | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 2.08 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 2.01 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 2.08 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 2.1 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 2.05 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 2.07 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.7 | -18.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.15 | 1.83 | 2.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.12 | 2.01 | 2.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.88 | 1.7 | 2.07 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized suicide rates in United Arab Emirates?
- Age-standardized suicide rates in United Arab Emirates was 1.7 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 2.44 in 2000.
- What is the lowest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7 in 2021.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for age-standardized suicide rates?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 169th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is age-standardized suicide rates rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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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