Suicide mortality rate in Kenya
Kenya: Suicide mortality rate was 4.58 per 100,000 population in 2021. β² Rising
Suicide mortality rate in Kenya, 2000β2021
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
The most recent figure for suicide mortality rate in Kenya is 4.58 per 100,000 population, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 18.1% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Kenya peaked at 6.53 per 100,000 population in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.46 per 100,000 population, in 2001.
Kenya ranks 133rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.94 per 100,000 population | 4.46 per 100,000 population | 5.63 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.54 per 100,000 population | 4.71 per 100,000 population | 6.53 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.08 per 100,000 population | 4.58 per 100,000 population | 5.59 per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 130 Qatar 4.7 per 100,000 population compare
- 131 Greece 4.68 per 100,000 population compare
- 132 Bahrain, Kingdom of 4.66 per 100,000 population compare
- 133 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4.58 per 100,000 population compare
- 135 Cambodia 4.5 per 100,000 population compare
- 136 Niger 4.48 per 100,000 population compare
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- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 504,714 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 527,528 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 526,588 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 546,326 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Kenya?
- Suicide mortality rate in Kenya was 4.58 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 6.53 per 100,000 population in 2018.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.46 per 100,000 population in 2001.
- How does Kenya rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Kenya ranks 133rd out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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).