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Suicide rate in Libya

Libya: Suicide rate was 4.98 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
4.98 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
130th
of 194 countries
All-time high
6.48 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2011
All-time low
3.63 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2006
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Suicide rate in Libya, 2000–2021

02462000201020212000: 4.5 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 5.2 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 4.7 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 4.8 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 4.4 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 4.3 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 3.6 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 4.1 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 4.7 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 5.1 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 5.2 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 6.5 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 4.3 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 3.8 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 5.6 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 5.8 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 5.5 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 6.2 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 6.4 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 5.9 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 5 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 5 deaths per 100,000 people

Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for suicide rate in Libya is 4.98 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, suicide rate in Libya peaked at 6.48 deaths per 100,000 people in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.63 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2006.

That places Libya 130th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.55 deaths per 100,000 people 3.63 deaths per 100,000 people 5.16 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 5.53 deaths per 100,000 people 3.77 deaths per 100,000 people 6.48 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 4.96 deaths per 100,000 people 4.95 deaths per 100,000 people 4.98 deaths per 100,000 people 2

Countries ranked near Libya

  1. 128 Uganda 5.15 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 129 Georgia 5.11 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 131 Guatemala 4.96 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 132 Colombia 4.94 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 132 Nigeria 4.94 deaths per 100,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is suicide rate in Libya?
Suicide rate in Libya was 4.98 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest suicide rate recorded in Libya?
The highest recorded value was 6.48 deaths per 100,000 people in 2011.
What is the lowest suicide rate recorded in Libya?
The lowest recorded value was 3.63 deaths per 100,000 people in 2006.
How does Libya rank for suicide rate?
Libya ranks 130th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is suicide rate rising or falling in Libya?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Libya data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Suicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Suicide rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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