Death rate from suicides gho in Iceland
Iceland: Death rate from suicides gho was 10.77 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
10.77
Change on year
down 10.7%
World rank
68th
of 194 countries
All-time high
14.26
in 2008
All-time low
8.58
in 2018
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from suicides gho in Iceland, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 10.77 for death rate from suicides gho in 2021.
That represents a change of down 10.7% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from suicides gho in Iceland peaked at 14.26 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 8.58, in 2018.
That places Iceland 68th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.45 | 10.72 | 14.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.59 | 8.58 | 14.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.42 | 10.77 | 12.07 | 2 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,358 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 0 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 2,836 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 2,804 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 2,804 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 2,697 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 2,653 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 2,582 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from suicides gho in Iceland?
- Death rate from suicides gho in Iceland was 10.77 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from suicides gho recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 14.26 in 2008.
- What is the lowest death rate from suicides gho recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.58 in 2018.
- How does Iceland rank for death rate from suicides gho?
- Iceland ranks 68th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from suicides gho rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from suicides gho. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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