Suicide mortality rate, male in Türkiye
Türkiye: Suicide mortality rate, male was 4.29 per 100,000 male population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Suicide mortality rate, male in Türkiye, 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 Türkiye stood at 4.29 per 100,000 male population.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.9% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, male in Türkiye peaked at 5.6 per 100,000 male population in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.16 per 100,000 male population, in 2002.
Türkiye ranks 156th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Suicide mortality rate, male in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.67 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 4.34 per 100,000 male population | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 4.16 per 100,000 male population | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 4.37 per 100,000 male population | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 4.43 per 100,000 male population | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 4.49 per 100,000 male population | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 4.58 per 100,000 male population | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 4.52 per 100,000 male population | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 4.59 per 100,000 male population | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 4.89 per 100,000 male population | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 4.93 per 100,000 male population | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 4.96 per 100,000 male population | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 5.09 per 100,000 male population | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 4.89 per 100,000 male population | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 5.08 per 100,000 male population | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 4.97 per 100,000 male population | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 5.25 per 100,000 male population | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 5.29 per 100,000 male population | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 5.34 per 100,000 male population | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 5.6 per 100,000 male population | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 4.76 per 100,000 male population | -15.0% |
| 2021 | 4.29 per 100,000 male population | -9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5 per 100,000 male population | 4.16 per 100,000 male population | 4.89 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.14 per 100,000 male population | 4.89 per 100,000 male population | 5.6 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.53 per 100,000 male population | 4.29 per 100,000 male population | 4.76 per 100,000 male population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 153 Timor-Leste 4.8 per 100,000 male population compare
- 154 Myanmar 4.78 per 100,000 male population compare
- 155 Iraq 4.42 per 100,000 male population compare
- 157 Armenia 4.17 per 100,000 male population compare
- 158 Sudan 3.91 per 100,000 male population compare
- 159 Cyprus 3.84 per 100,000 male population compare
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,582 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0368 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 30-34, 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 Türkiye?
- Suicide mortality rate, male in Türkiye was 4.29 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 Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6 per 100,000 male population in 2019.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.16 per 100,000 male population in 2002.
- How does Türkiye rank for suicide mortality rate, male?
- Türkiye ranks 156th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, male rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye 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).