Suicide mortality rate, male in Kuwait
Kuwait: Suicide mortality rate, male was 3.58 per 100,000 male population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate, male in Kuwait, 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 Kuwait stood at 3.58 per 100,000 male population.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 123.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, male in Kuwait peaked at 4.83 per 100,000 male population in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.6 per 100,000 male population, in 2011.
That places Kuwait 162nd 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 in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.67 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 3.97 per 100,000 male population | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 4.83 per 100,000 male population | +21.7% |
| 2003 | 4.21 per 100,000 male population | -12.8% |
| 2004 | 4.2 per 100,000 male population | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 3.96 per 100,000 male population | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 3.45 per 100,000 male population | -12.9% |
| 2007 | 2.08 per 100,000 male population | -39.7% |
| 2008 | 2.24 per 100,000 male population | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 2.08 per 100,000 male population | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 1.91 per 100,000 male population | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 1.6 per 100,000 male population | -16.2% |
| 2012 | 1.91 per 100,000 male population | +19.4% |
| 2013 | 1.98 per 100,000 male population | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 2.11 per 100,000 male population | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 2.85 per 100,000 male population | +35.1% |
| 2016 | 2.7 per 100,000 male population | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 2.76 per 100,000 male population | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 2.61 per 100,000 male population | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 2.74 per 100,000 male population | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 3.43 per 100,000 male population | +25.2% |
| 2021 | 3.58 per 100,000 male population | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.47 per 100,000 male population | 2.08 per 100,000 male population | 4.83 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.32 per 100,000 male population | 1.6 per 100,000 male population | 2.85 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5 per 100,000 male population | 3.43 per 100,000 male population | 3.58 per 100,000 male population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 159 Cyprus 3.84 per 100,000 male population compare
- 160 Mauritania 3.74 per 100,000 male population compare
- 161 Bangladesh 3.65 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
- 165 Albania 3.19 per 100,000 male population compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, male in Kuwait?
- Suicide mortality rate, male in Kuwait was 3.58 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 4.83 per 100,000 male population in 2002.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6 per 100,000 male population in 2011.
- How does Kuwait rank for suicide mortality rate, male?
- Kuwait ranks 162nd out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, male rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 123.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait 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).