Suicide rate vs income inequality in Tunisia
Tunisia: Suicide rate vs income inequality was 1.88 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide rate vs income inequality in Tunisia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for suicide rate vs income inequality in Tunisia is 1.88, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide rate vs income inequality in Tunisia peaked at 3.25 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.88, in 2021.
Tunisia ranks 177th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Suicide rate vs income inequality in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.25 | — |
| 2001 | 3.24 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 3.23 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 3.15 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 3.19 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 3.14 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 3.07 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 3 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 2.9 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 2.96 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 3.06 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 2.74 | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 2.63 | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 2.63 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 2.58 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 2.63 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 2.57 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 2.68 | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 2.71 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 2.62 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 1.88 | -28.1% |
| 2021 | 1.88 | -0.2% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 1.88 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.8, 21% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 1.88 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.41, 55% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Suicide rate vs income inequality in Tunisia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -28.1% | 2.62 | 1.88 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.11 | 2.9 | 3.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.68 | 2.57 | 3.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.88 | 1.88 | 1.88 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 174 Albania 2.19 compare
- 175 Papua New Guinea 2.12 compare
- 176 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.89 compare
- 178 Kuwait 1.83 compare
- 179 Armenia 1.82 compare
- 180 United Arab Emirates 1.7 compare
More health data for Tunisia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.68 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2883 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 117 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.64 % 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 0.033 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0346 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide rate vs income inequality in Tunisia?
- Suicide rate vs income inequality in Tunisia was 1.88 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest suicide rate vs income inequality recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.25 in 2000.
- What is the lowest suicide rate vs income inequality recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.88 in 2021.
- How does Tunisia rank for suicide rate vs income inequality?
- Tunisia ranks 177th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide rate vs income inequality rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Suicide rate vs income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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