Suicide mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 100,000 population) in Northern Africa and Western Asia
Northern Africa and Western Asia: Suicide mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 100,000 population) was 2.2 per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate, by sex in Northern Africa and Western Asia, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for suicide mortality rate, by sex in Northern Africa and Western Asia is 2.2 per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, by sex in Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 3 per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.2 per 100,000 people, in 2020.
That places Northern Africa and Western Asia 20th out of 21 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Suicide mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 100,000 population) in Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2005 | 2.8 per 100,000 people | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 2.7 per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 2.5 per 100,000 people | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 2.5 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.2 per 100,000 people | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 2.2 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9 per 100,000 people | 2.8 per 100,000 people | 3 per 100,000 people | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.57 per 100,000 people | 2.5 per 100,000 people | 2.7 per 100,000 people | 3 |
| 2020s | 2.2 per 100,000 people | 2.2 per 100,000 people | 2.2 per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa and Western Asia
- 17 Belgium 18.4 per 100,000 people compare
- 18 Kiribati 17.5 per 100,000 people compare
- 19 Japan 17.4 per 100,000 people compare
- 20 Zimbabwe 17.3 per 100,000 people compare
- 21 France 16.6 per 100,000 people compare
- 21 Thailand 16.6 per 100,000 people compare
- 23 Hungary 16.5 per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -2.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -4.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -2.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths 305,786 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 8.31 (2024)
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 4.7 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 148,273 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 157,513 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 52,963 (2024)
- Infant deaths 252,823 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, by sex in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Suicide mortality rate, by sex in Northern Africa and Western Asia was 2.2 per 100,000 people in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest suicide mortality rate, by sex recorded in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 3 per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, by sex recorded in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2 per 100,000 people in 2020.
- How does Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for suicide mortality rate, by sex?
- Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 20th out of 21 groups with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, by sex rising or falling in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern Africa and Western Asia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Suicide mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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