Suicide mortality rate in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Suicide mortality rate was 3.6 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate in Afghanistan, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 population.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 3.6 per 100,000 population for suicide mortality rate in 2021.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Afghanistan peaked at 4.38 per 100,000 population in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.46 per 100,000 population, in 2015.
That places Afghanistan 146th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.11 per 100,000 population | 3.66 per 100,000 population | 4.38 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.56 per 100,000 population | 3.46 per 100,000 population | 3.68 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.54 per 100,000 population | 3.49 per 100,000 population | 3.6 per 100,000 population | 2 |
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More health data for Afghanistan
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 621,653 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 556,537 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 595,588 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 569,129 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 608,382 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 581,669 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 607,223 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 619,794 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 647,337 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 542,847 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Afghanistan?
- Suicide mortality rate in Afghanistan was 3.6 per 100,000 population in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest suicide mortality rate recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.38 per 100,000 population in 2001.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.46 per 100,000 population in 2015.
- How does Afghanistan rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 146th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).