Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Lebanon
Lebanon: Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) was 0.86 per 100,000 male population in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
0.86 per 100,000 male population
Change on year
down 11.3%
World rank
184th
of 185 countries
All-time high
1.05 per 100,000 male population
in 2013
All-time low
0.86 per 100,000 male population
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Suicide mortality rate, male in Lebanon, 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 Lebanon stood at 0.86 per 100,000 male population. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.3% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, male in Lebanon peaked at 1.05 per 100,000 male population in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.86 per 100,000 male population, in 2021.
Lebanon ranks 184th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.95 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 0.92 per 100,000 male population | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.92 per 100,000 male population | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.92 per 100,000 male population | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.93 per 100,000 male population | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.95 per 100,000 male population | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.96 per 100,000 male population | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.98 per 100,000 male population | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.99 per 100,000 male population | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1 per 100,000 male population | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 1 per 100,000 male population | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.02 per 100,000 male population | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.04 per 100,000 male population | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 1.05 per 100,000 male population | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.03 per 100,000 male population | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.01 per 100,000 male population | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.95 per 100,000 male population | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.92 per 100,000 male population | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.88 per 100,000 male population | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.89 per 100,000 male population | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.97 per 100,000 male population | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 0.86 per 100,000 male population | -11.3% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0.86 per 100,000 male population is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.3 per 100,000 male population, 10% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0.86 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, 24% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.952 per 100,000 male population | 0.92 per 100,000 male population | 1 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.979 per 100,000 male population | 0.88 per 100,000 male population | 1.05 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.915 per 100,000 male population | 0.86 per 100,000 male population | 0.97 per 100,000 male population | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, male in Lebanon?
- Suicide mortality rate, male in Lebanon was 0.86 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 per 100,000 male population in 2013.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.86 per 100,000 male population in 2021.
- How does Lebanon rank for suicide mortality rate, male?
- Lebanon ranks 184th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, male rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lebanon 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).