Suicide mortality rate in Jordan
Jordan: Suicide mortality rate was 0.6 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate in Jordan, 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
Jordan recorded 0.6 per 100,000 population for suicide mortality rate in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Jordan peaked at 2.2 per 100,000 population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6 per 100,000 population, in 2021.
Jordan ranks 183rd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.66 per 100,000 population | 1.05 per 100,000 population | 2.2 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.834 per 100,000 population | 0.76 per 100,000 population | 0.98 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.63 per 100,000 population | 0.6 per 100,000 population | 0.66 per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 180 Lebanon 0.7 per 100,000 population compare
- 181 State of Palestine 0.65 per 100,000 population compare
- 182 Egypt 0.63 per 100,000 population compare
- 184 Syrian Arab Republic 0.59 per 100,000 population compare
- 185 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.41 per 100,000 population compare
More health data for Jordan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9463 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 842.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 470 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0475 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate -0.1662 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4849 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Jordan?
- Suicide mortality rate in Jordan was 0.6 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2 per 100,000 population in 2000.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 per 100,000 population in 2021.
- How does Jordan rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Jordan ranks 183rd out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan 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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About this data
Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).