Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Israel
Israel: Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) was 6.31 per 100,000 male population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate, male in Israel, 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 Israel is 6.31 per 100,000 male population, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 19.2% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, male in Israel peaked at 11.07 per 100,000 male population in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.31 per 100,000 male population, in 2021.
That places Israel 136th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Israel, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.86 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 10.56 per 100,000 male population | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 8.64 per 100,000 male population | -18.2% |
| 2003 | 10.44 per 100,000 male population | +20.8% |
| 2004 | 9.57 per 100,000 male population | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 10.12 per 100,000 male population | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 8.52 per 100,000 male population | -15.8% |
| 2007 | 8.57 per 100,000 male population | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 8.72 per 100,000 male population | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 9.34 per 100,000 male population | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 11.07 per 100,000 male population | +18.5% |
| 2011 | 8.94 per 100,000 male population | -19.2% |
| 2012 | 9.9 per 100,000 male population | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 7.7 per 100,000 male population | -22.2% |
| 2014 | 7.56 per 100,000 male population | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 7.03 per 100,000 male population | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 8.28 per 100,000 male population | +17.8% |
| 2017 | 7.69 per 100,000 male population | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 8.39 per 100,000 male population | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 7.78 per 100,000 male population | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 7.81 per 100,000 male population | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 6.31 per 100,000 male population | -19.2% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 6.31 per 100,000 male population is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.31 per 100,000 male population, 41% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Israel's 6.31 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, 1.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.53 per 100,000 male population | 8.52 per 100,000 male population | 10.86 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.43 per 100,000 male population | 7.03 per 100,000 male population | 11.07 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.06 per 100,000 male population | 6.31 per 100,000 male population | 7.81 per 100,000 male population | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, male in Israel?
- Suicide mortality rate, male in Israel was 6.31 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 11.07 per 100,000 male population in 2010.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.31 per 100,000 male population in 2021.
- How does Israel rank for suicide mortality rate, male?
- Israel ranks 136th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, male rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel 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).