Number of deaths from suicide ghe in Yemen
Yemen: Number of deaths from suicide ghe was 1,421 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1,421
Change on year
up 10.0%
World rank
62nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
1,431
in 2017
All-time low
1,058
in 2004
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Number of deaths from suicide ghe in Yemen, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, number of deaths from suicide ghe in Yemen stood at 1,421.
That represents a change of up 10.0% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths from suicide ghe in Yemen peaked at 1,431 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,058, in 2004.
That places Yemen 62nd 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.
Number of deaths from suicide ghe in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,077 | — |
| 2001 | 1,103 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 1,116 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 1,092 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 1,058 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 1,122 | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 1,094 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 1,234 | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 1,271 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 1,274 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,275 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,263 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 1,276 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1,300 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 1,344 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 1,344 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,430 | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 1,431 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,424 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1,385 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 1,292 | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 1,421 | +10.0% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 1,421 is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,125, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 1,421 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 262.06, 5.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,144 | 1,058 | 1,274 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,347 | 1,263 | 1,431 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,356 | 1,292 | 1,421 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths from suicide ghe in Yemen?
- Number of deaths from suicide ghe in Yemen was 1,421 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of deaths from suicide ghe recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 1,431 in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of deaths from suicide ghe recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,058 in 2004.
- How does Yemen rank for number of deaths from suicide ghe?
- Yemen ranks 62nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of deaths from suicide ghe rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of deaths from suicide ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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