Suicide rate who mdb in Egypt
Egypt: Suicide rate who mdb was 0.0745 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Suicide rate who mdb in Egypt, 1965–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.0745 for suicide rate who mdb in 2019.
The figure is down 21.5% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide rate who mdb in Egypt peaked at 0.3392 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0411, in 2007.
That places Egypt 107th out of 111 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Suicide rate who mdb in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.1192 | — |
| 1973 | 0.1102 | -7.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0582 | -47.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1337 | +129.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1145 | -14.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3392 | +196.3% |
| 1978 | 0.2135 | -37.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1895 | -11.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0429 | -77.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0597 | +39.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0762 | +27.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0765 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0488 | -36.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0537 | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0785 | +46.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0721 | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0605 | -16.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0411 | -32.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0542 | +31.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0702 | +29.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0583 | -16.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2179 | +273.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2529 | +16.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1766 | -30.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1026 | -41.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0566 | -44.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0663 | +17.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0726 | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0949 | +30.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0745 | -21.5% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.0745 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.1, 2% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.0745 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.03, 7% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Suicide rate who mdb in Egypt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +273.8% | 0.0583 | 0.2179 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1192 | 0.1192 | 0.1192 | 1 |
| 1970s | 0.1655 | 0.0582 | 0.3392 | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.0513 | 0.0429 | 0.0597 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0632 | 0.0411 | 0.0785 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1173 | 0.0566 | 0.2529 | 10 |
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More health data for Egypt
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 7,225 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3993 % 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 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4524 % 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 0.0512 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide rate who mdb in Egypt?
- Suicide rate who mdb in Egypt was 0.0745 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest suicide rate who mdb recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3392 in 1977.
- What is the lowest suicide rate who mdb recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0411 in 2007.
- How does Egypt rank for suicide rate who mdb?
- Egypt ranks 107th out of 111 countries with data for 2019.
- Is suicide rate who mdb rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Suicide rate who mdb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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