Suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Armenia
Armenia: Suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years was 7.19 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Armenia, 2007–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 7.19 for suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in 2024.
That represents a change of down 27.5% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Armenia peaked at 10.04 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 2017.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 4.23 | — |
| 2008 | 4.29 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 4.6 | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 5.18 | +12.6% |
| 2011 | 5.12 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 5.85 | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 7.85 | +34.2% |
| 2014 | 8.34 | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 5.56 | -33.3% |
| 2016 | 4.81 | -13.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5 | -89.6% |
| 2018 | 8.01 | +1502.0% |
| 2019 | 6.75 | -15.7% |
| 2020 | 9.61 | +42.4% |
| 2021 | 10.04 | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 9.03 | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 9.92 | +9.9% |
| 2024 | 7.19 | -27.5% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 7.19 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.17, 1.7× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 7.19 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.54, 2.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Armenia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +1502.0% | 0.5 | 8.01 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.37 | 4.23 | 4.6 | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.8 | 0.5 | 8.34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.16 | 7.19 | 10.04 | 5 |
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More health data for Armenia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.966 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,466 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 33 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1726 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0282 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5455 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Armenia?
- Suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years in Armenia was 7.19 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.04 in 2021.
- What is the lowest suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 2017.
- How does Armenia rank for suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years?
- Armenia ranks 1st out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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