Suicide mortality rate, male in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Suicide mortality rate, male was 2.46 per 100,000 male population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Suicide mortality rate, male in United Arab Emirates, 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
United Arab Emirates recorded 2.46 per 100,000 male population for suicide mortality rate, male in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 29.1% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, male in United Arab Emirates peaked at 3.67 per 100,000 male population in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.46 per 100,000 male population, in 2021.
United Arab Emirates ranks 169th 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 United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 2.92 per 100,000 male population | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 2.75 per 100,000 male population | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 2.64 per 100,000 male population | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 2.65 per 100,000 male population | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 2.78 per 100,000 male population | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 2.79 per 100,000 male population | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 2.55 per 100,000 male population | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 2.85 per 100,000 male population | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 3.2 per 100,000 male population | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 3.46 per 100,000 male population | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 3.58 per 100,000 male population | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 3.67 per 100,000 male population | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 3.59 per 100,000 male population | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 3.43 per 100,000 male population | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 3.46 per 100,000 male population | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 3.34 per 100,000 male population | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 3.5 per 100,000 male population | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 3.56 per 100,000 male population | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 3.49 per 100,000 male population | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 3.47 per 100,000 male population | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 2.46 per 100,000 male population | -29.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.81 per 100,000 male population | 2.55 per 100,000 male population | 3.2 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.51 per 100,000 male population | 3.34 per 100,000 male population | 3.67 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.96 per 100,000 male population | 2.46 per 100,000 male population | 3.47 per 100,000 male population | 2 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 166 Algeria 2.99 per 100,000 male population compare
- 166 Jamaica 2.99 per 100,000 male population compare
- 168 Tunisia 2.47 per 100,000 male population compare
- 170 Azerbaijan 2.33 per 100,000 male population compare
- 171 Peru 2.28 per 100,000 male population compare
- 172 Papua New Guinea 2.21 per 100,000 male population compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, male in United Arab Emirates?
- Suicide mortality rate, male in United Arab Emirates was 2.46 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 3.67 per 100,000 male population in 2012.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.46 per 100,000 male population in 2021.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for suicide mortality rate, male?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 169th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, male rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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).