Suicide rate vs income inequality in Turkey

Turkey: Suicide rate vs income inequality was 2.48 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
2.48
Change on year
down 10.4%
World rank
169th
of 192 countries
All-time high
3.31
in 2019
All-time low
2.48
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Suicide rate vs income inequality in Turkey, 2000–2021

01232000201020212000: 2.92001: 2.72002: 2.62003: 2.72004: 2.82005: 2.82006: 2.92007: 2.82008: 2.92009: 32010: 32011: 32012: 3.12013: 32014: 3.12015: 3.12016: 3.22017: 3.22018: 3.22019: 3.32020: 2.82021: 2.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for suicide rate vs income inequality in Turkey is 2.48, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 10.4% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, suicide rate vs income inequality in Turkey peaked at 3.31 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.48, in 2021.

Turkey ranks 169th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Suicide rate vs income inequality in Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Suicide rate vs income inequality in Turkey, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 2.9
2001 2.67 -7.9%
2002 2.57 -3.9%
2003 2.7 +5.1%
2004 2.76 +2.2%
2005 2.81 +1.9%
2006 2.88 +2.3%
2007 2.84 -1.3%
2008 2.87 +1.0%
2009 3.04 +5.8%
2010 3.05 +0.4%
2011 3.05 +0.1%
2012 3.12 +2.4%
2013 3.02 -3.4%
2014 3.13 +3.8%
2015 3.07 -2.0%
2016 3.2 +4.2%
2017 3.19 -0.4%
2018 3.18 -0.3%
2019 3.31 +4.2%
2020 2.77 -16.3%
2021 2.48 -10.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.81 2.57 3.04 10
2010s 3.13 3.02 3.31 10
2020s 2.63 2.48 2.77 2

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 166 Barbados 2.87 compare
  2. 167 Cyprus 2.53 compare
  3. 168 Brunei 2.49 compare
  4. 170 Algeria 2.3 compare
  5. 171 Maldives 2.26 compare
  6. 172 Albania 2.19 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is suicide rate vs income inequality in Turkey?
Suicide rate vs income inequality in Turkey was 2.48 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest suicide rate vs income inequality recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 3.31 in 2019.
What is the lowest suicide rate vs income inequality recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 2.48 in 2021.
How does Turkey rank for suicide rate vs income inequality?
Turkey ranks 169th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is suicide rate vs income inequality rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Turkey 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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Indicator
Suicide rate vs income inequality
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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