Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Djibouti
Djibouti: Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) was 9.56 per 100,000 male population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
9.56 per 100,000 male population
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
104th
of 185 countries
All-time high
9.56 per 100,000 male population
in 2018
All-time low
5.92 per 100,000 male population
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Suicide mortality rate, male in Djibouti, 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
In 2021, suicide mortality rate, male in Djibouti stood at 9.56 per 100,000 male population. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, male in Djibouti peaked at 9.56 per 100,000 male population in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.92 per 100,000 male population, in 2000.
Djibouti ranks 104th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.92 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 6.12 per 100,000 male population | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 6.18 per 100,000 male population | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 6.65 per 100,000 male population | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 6.84 per 100,000 male population | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 6.59 per 100,000 male population | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 6.55 per 100,000 male population | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 6.6 per 100,000 male population | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 6.12 per 100,000 male population | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 6.58 per 100,000 male population | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 6.44 per 100,000 male population | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 6.83 per 100,000 male population | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 7.24 per 100,000 male population | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 7.57 per 100,000 male population | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 8.46 per 100,000 male population | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 8.43 per 100,000 male population | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 8.97 per 100,000 male population | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 9.37 per 100,000 male population | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 9.56 per 100,000 male population | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 9.48 per 100,000 male population | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 9.45 per 100,000 male population | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 9.56 per 100,000 male population | +1.2% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 9.56 per 100,000 male population is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.3 per 100,000 male population, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 9.56 per 100,000 male population is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.58 per 100,000 male population, 2.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.42 per 100,000 male population | 5.92 per 100,000 male population | 6.84 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.24 per 100,000 male population | 6.44 per 100,000 male population | 9.56 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5 per 100,000 male population | 9.45 per 100,000 male population | 9.56 per 100,000 male population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 101 Equatorial Guinea 10.2 per 100,000 male population compare
- 102 Congo 10.11 per 100,000 male population compare
- 103 Somalia 9.82 per 100,000 male population compare
- 105 Georgia 9.46 per 100,000 male population compare
- 106 Puerto Rico 9.41 per 100,000 male population compare
- 107 Saint Lucia 9.32 per 100,000 male population compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2173 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 197 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5299 % 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 0.0481 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5304 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, male in Djibouti?
- Suicide mortality rate, male in Djibouti was 9.56 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 Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 9.56 per 100,000 male population in 2018.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.92 per 100,000 male population in 2000.
- How does Djibouti rank for suicide mortality rate, male?
- Djibouti ranks 104th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, male rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti 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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Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).