Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Albania
Albania: Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) was 3.19 per 100,000 male population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate, male in Albania, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 male population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for suicide mortality rate, male in Albania is 3.19 per 100,000 male population, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 28.2% on the previous year and down 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, male in Albania peaked at 8.57 per 100,000 male population in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.19 per 100,000 male population, in 2021.
Albania ranks 165th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Albania, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.33 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 5.29 per 100,000 male population | -16.4% |
| 2002 | 5.4 per 100,000 male population | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 5.58 per 100,000 male population | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 5.68 per 100,000 male population | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 8.37 per 100,000 male population | +47.4% |
| 2006 | 8.21 per 100,000 male population | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 8.57 per 100,000 male population | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 8.55 per 100,000 male population | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 8.29 per 100,000 male population | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 7.71 per 100,000 male population | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 6.13 per 100,000 male population | -20.5% |
| 2012 | 5.62 per 100,000 male population | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 5.58 per 100,000 male population | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 5.31 per 100,000 male population | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 5.07 per 100,000 male population | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 5.08 per 100,000 male population | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 5.01 per 100,000 male population | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 4.92 per 100,000 male population | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 4.89 per 100,000 male population | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 4.44 per 100,000 male population | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 3.19 per 100,000 male population | -28.2% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 3.19 per 100,000 male population is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.32 per 100,000 male population, 31% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Albania's 3.19 per 100,000 male population is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.09 per 100,000 male population, 19% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Albania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +47.4% | 5.68 per 100,000 male population | 8.37 per 100,000 male population |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.03 per 100,000 male population | 5.29 per 100,000 male population | 8.57 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.53 per 100,000 male population | 4.89 per 100,000 male population | 7.71 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.82 per 100,000 male population | 3.19 per 100,000 male population | 4.44 per 100,000 male population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 162 Kuwait 3.58 per 100,000 male population compare
- 163 Tajikistan 3.56 per 100,000 male population compare
- 164 Morocco 3.39 per 100,000 male population compare
- 166 Algeria 2.99 per 100,000 male population compare
- 166 Jamaica 2.99 per 100,000 male population compare
- 168 Tunisia 2.47 per 100,000 male population compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.287 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.024 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0258 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, male in Albania?
- Suicide mortality rate, male in Albania was 3.19 per 100,000 male population in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 8.57 per 100,000 male population in 2007.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.19 per 100,000 male population in 2021.
- How does Albania rank for suicide mortality rate, male?
- Albania ranks 165th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, male rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).