Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) in Palestine
Palestine: Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) was 0.65 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Suicide mortality rate in Palestine, 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
Palestine recorded 0.65 per 100,000 population for suicide mortality rate in 2021.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Palestine peaked at 0.92 per 100,000 population in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.53 per 100,000 population, in 2010.
That places Palestine 181st out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) in Palestine, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.63 per 100,000 population | — |
| 2001 | 0.64 per 100,000 population | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.66 per 100,000 population | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.64 per 100,000 population | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.64 per 100,000 population | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.63 per 100,000 population | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.59 per 100,000 population | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.63 per 100,000 population | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 0.59 per 100,000 population | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.55 per 100,000 population | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 0.53 per 100,000 population | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.57 per 100,000 population | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 0.67 per 100,000 population | +17.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8 per 100,000 population | +19.4% |
| 2014 | 0.92 per 100,000 population | +15.0% |
| 2015 | 0.76 per 100,000 population | -17.4% |
| 2016 | 0.65 per 100,000 population | -14.5% |
| 2017 | 0.66 per 100,000 population | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.68 per 100,000 population | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.66 per 100,000 population | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.64 per 100,000 population | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.65 per 100,000 population | +1.6% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 0.65 per 100,000 population is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.64 per 100,000 population, 12% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 0.65 per 100,000 population is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.91 per 100,000 population, 22% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.62 per 100,000 population | 0.55 per 100,000 population | 0.66 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.69 per 100,000 population | 0.53 per 100,000 population | 0.92 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.645 per 100,000 population | 0.64 per 100,000 population | 0.65 per 100,000 population | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Palestine?
- Suicide mortality rate in Palestine was 0.65 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.92 per 100,000 population in 2014.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.53 per 100,000 population in 2010.
- How does Palestine rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Palestine ranks 181st out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine 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).