Suicides of children and adolescents in Armenia
Armenia: Suicides of children and adolescents was 56 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Suicides of children and adolescents in Armenia, 2007–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, suicides of children and adolescents in Armenia stood at 56.
The figure is down 27.3% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicides of children and adolescents in Armenia peaked at 78 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.29, in 2007.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Suicides of children and adolescents in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 4.29 | — |
| 2008 | 32 | +646.5% |
| 2009 | 35 | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 40 | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 46 | +15.0% |
| 2013 | 62 | +34.8% |
| 2014 | 66 | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 44 | -33.3% |
| 2016 | 38 | -13.6% |
| 2017 | 53 | +39.5% |
| 2018 | 63 | +18.9% |
| 2019 | 53 | -15.9% |
| 2020 | 75 | +41.5% |
| 2021 | 78 | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 70 | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 77 | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 56 | -27.3% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 56 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 23, 2.4× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 56 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50, 1.1× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Suicides of children and adolescents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +646.5% | 4.29 | 32 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.76 | 4.29 | 35 | 3 |
| 2010s | 50.5 | 38 | 66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.2 | 56 | 78 | 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 33 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0303 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicides of children and adolescents in Armenia?
- Suicides of children and adolescents in Armenia was 56 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest suicides of children and adolescents recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 78 in 2021.
- What is the lowest suicides of children and adolescents recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.29 in 2007.
- How does Armenia rank for suicides of children and adolescents?
- Armenia ranks 6th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is suicides of children and adolescents rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. 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 Suicides of children and adolescents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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