Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Jordan
Jordan: Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) was 0.9 per 100,000 male population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate, male in Jordan, 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 Jordan stood at 0.9 per 100,000 male population. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, male in Jordan peaked at 2.73 per 100,000 male population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.9 per 100,000 male population, in 2021.
That places Jordan 183rd out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 Jordan, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.73 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 2.56 per 100,000 male population | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 2.5 per 100,000 male population | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 2.31 per 100,000 male population | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 2.3 per 100,000 male population | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 2.16 per 100,000 male population | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 1.87 per 100,000 male population | -13.4% |
| 2007 | 1.61 per 100,000 male population | -13.9% |
| 2008 | 1.66 per 100,000 male population | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 1.56 per 100,000 male population | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 1.46 per 100,000 male population | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 1.31 per 100,000 male population | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 1.29 per 100,000 male population | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.24 per 100,000 male population | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 1.22 per 100,000 male population | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.19 per 100,000 male population | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.25 per 100,000 male population | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 1.2 per 100,000 male population | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 1.16 per 100,000 male population | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 1.16 per 100,000 male population | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 per 100,000 male population | -13.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9 per 100,000 male population | -10.0% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 0.9 per 100,000 male population is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.32 per 100,000 male population, 9% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 0.9 per 100,000 male population is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.58 per 100,000 male population, 25% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.13 per 100,000 male population | 1.56 per 100,000 male population | 2.73 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.25 per 100,000 male population | 1.16 per 100,000 male population | 1.46 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.95 per 100,000 male population | 0.9 per 100,000 male population | 1 per 100,000 male population | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, male in Jordan?
- Suicide mortality rate, male in Jordan was 0.9 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.73 per 100,000 male population in 2000.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9 per 100,000 male population in 2021.
- How does Jordan rank for suicide mortality rate, male?
- Jordan ranks 183rd out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, male rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan 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).