Suicide mortality rate in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Suicide mortality rate was 1.56 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate in Azerbaijan, 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 population.
Analysis
In 2021, suicide mortality rate in Azerbaijan stood at 1.56 per 100,000 population. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 51.7% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Azerbaijan peaked at 3.23 per 100,000 population in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.56 per 100,000 population, in 2021.
Azerbaijan ranks 171st of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Suicide mortality rate in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.48 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 2.5 per 100,000 population | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 2.58 per 100,000 population | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 2.8 per 100,000 population | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 2.83 per 100,000 population | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 3.19 per 100,000 population | +12.7% |
| 2006 | 3.15 per 100,000 population | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 2.97 per 100,000 population | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 3.02 per 100,000 population | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 2.8 per 100,000 population | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 2.76 per 100,000 population | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 2.73 per 100,000 population | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 2.49 per 100,000 population | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 2.26 per 100,000 population | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 2.13 per 100,000 population | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 2 per 100,000 population | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 1.91 per 100,000 population | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 1.89 per 100,000 population | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.8 per 100,000 population | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 1.83 per 100,000 population | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 3.23 per 100,000 population | +76.5% |
| 2021 | 1.56 per 100,000 population | -51.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.83 per 100,000 population | 2.48 per 100,000 population | 3.19 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.18 per 100,000 population | 1.8 per 100,000 population | 2.76 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4 per 100,000 population | 1.56 per 100,000 population | 3.23 per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 168 Papua New Guinea 1.82 per 100,000 population compare
- 169 United Arab Emirates 1.71 per 100,000 population compare
- 170 Jamaica 1.69 per 100,000 population compare
- 172 Peru 1.54 per 100,000 population compare
- 173 Maldives 1.47 per 100,000 population compare
- 174 Antigua and Barbuda 1.46 per 100,000 population compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Azerbaijan?
- Suicide mortality rate in Azerbaijan was 1.56 per 100,000 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 recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.23 per 100,000 population in 2020.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.56 per 100,000 population in 2021.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Azerbaijan ranks 171st out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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 (per 100,000 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).