Suicides - Country rankings
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Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 population, 2019:
The average for 2019 based on 18 countries was 4.78 suicides per 100,000 people. The highest value was in Djibouti: 9.6 suicides per 100,000 people and the lowest value was in Jordan: 1.6 suicides per 100,000 people. The indicator is available from 2000 to 2019. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: suicides per 100,000 people; Source: The World Health Organization
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| Countries | Suicides, 2019 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Djibouti | 9.6 | 1 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Bahrain | 8.9 | 2 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Morocco | 7.2 | 3 | 2000 - 2019 |
| UA Emirates | 6.4 | 4 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Saudi Arabia | 6 | 5 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Qatar | 5.8 | 6 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Yemen | 5.8 | 7 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Iran | 5.2 | 8 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Oman | 4.9 | 9 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Libya | 4.5 | 10 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Iraq | 3.6 | 11 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Tunisia | 3.3 | 12 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Egypt | 3 | 13 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Kuwait | 2.9 | 14 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Lebanon | 2.8 | 15 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Algeria | 2.5 | 16 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Syria | 2 | 17 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Jordan | 1.6 | 18 | 2000 - 2019 |
Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population.
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