Death rate from suicides gho in Iraq
Iraq: Death rate from suicides gho was 3.86 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
3.86
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
156th
of 194 countries
All-time high
5.81
in 2000
All-time low
3.86
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from suicides gho in Iraq, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 3.86 for death rate from suicides gho in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from suicides gho in Iraq peaked at 5.81 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.86, in 2021.
Iraq ranks 156th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.24 | 4.82 | 5.81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.41 | 4.15 | 4.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.87 | 3.86 | 3.89 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More health data for Iraq
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 898.9 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 5,830 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 2 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 2 (2026)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 592,422 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 492,395 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 538,971 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 513,147 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 569,118 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 541,778 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from suicides gho in Iraq?
- Death rate from suicides gho in Iraq was 3.86 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from suicides gho recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 5.81 in 2000.
- What is the lowest death rate from suicides gho recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.86 in 2021.
- How does Iraq rank for death rate from suicides gho?
- Iraq ranks 156th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from suicides gho rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq 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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