Suicide rate who mdb in Kuwait
Kuwait: Suicide rate who mdb was 1.75 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Suicide rate who mdb in Kuwait, 1972–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for suicide rate who mdb in Kuwait is 1.75, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 18.6% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide rate who mdb in Kuwait peaked at 1.79 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1201, in 1982.
Kuwait ranks 95th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Suicide rate who mdb in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.3234 | — |
| 1975 | 0.5039 | +55.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2115 | -58.0% |
| 1977 | 0.3213 | +51.9% |
| 1978 | 1.21 | +276.8% |
| 1979 | 0.3449 | -71.5% |
| 1980 | 0.9173 | +166.0% |
| 1981 | 0.9993 | +8.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1201 | -88.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4177 | +247.8% |
| 1984 | 0.6934 | +66.0% |
| 1985 | 1.08 | +55.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7647 | -28.9% |
| 1987 | 1.04 | +35.8% |
| 1993 | 1.15 | +11.1% |
| 1994 | 1.38 | +19.4% |
| 1995 | 1.45 | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 1.47 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 1.6 | +9.2% |
| 1998 | 1.31 | -18.5% |
| 1999 | 1.49 | +14.1% |
| 2000 | 1.2 | -19.8% |
| 2001 | 1.02 | -14.6% |
| 2002 | 1.46 | +43.0% |
| 2003 | 1.6 | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 1.6 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.79 | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 1.49 | -16.9% |
| 2007 | 1.14 | -23.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9918 | -12.8% |
| 2009 | 1.34 | +35.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8572 | -36.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9457 | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 1.45 | +53.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9263 | -36.2% |
| 2014 | 1.47 | +59.1% |
| 2015 | 1.24 | -15.8% |
| 2016 | 1.22 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.28 | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 1.59 | +24.4% |
| 2019 | 1.32 | -17.3% |
| 2022 | 1.27 | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 1.48 | +16.7% |
| 2024 | 1.75 | +18.6% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 1.75 is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.38, 21% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 1.75 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.03, 1.7× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Suicide rate who mdb in Kuwait 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +276.8% | 0.3213 | 1.21 |
| 1983 | +247.8% | 0.1201 | 0.4177 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4859 | 0.2115 | 1.21 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.7533 | 0.1201 | 1.08 | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.41 | 1.15 | 1.6 | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.36 | 0.9918 | 1.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.23 | 0.8572 | 1.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5 | 1.27 | 1.75 | 3 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9259 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 107 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9273 % 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 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6875 % 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 0.0272 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide rate who mdb in Kuwait?
- Suicide rate who mdb in Kuwait was 1.75 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest suicide rate who mdb recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 1.79 in 2005.
- What is the lowest suicide rate who mdb recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1201 in 1982.
- How does Kuwait rank for suicide rate who mdb?
- Kuwait ranks 95th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is suicide rate who mdb rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait 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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