Suicide mortality rate in Egypt
Egypt: Suicide mortality rate was 0.63 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate in Egypt, 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
Egypt recorded 0.63 per 100,000 population for suicide mortality rate in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.3% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Egypt peaked at 1.04 per 100,000 population in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.63 per 100,000 population, in 2021.
Egypt ranks 182nd of 185 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.929 per 100,000 population | 0.9 per 100,000 population | 0.96 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.958 per 100,000 population | 0.89 per 100,000 population | 1.04 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.71 per 100,000 population | 0.63 per 100,000 population | 0.79 per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 179 Sao Tome and Principe 0.86 per 100,000 population compare
- 180 Lebanon 0.7 per 100,000 population compare
- 181 Palestine 0.65 per 100,000 population compare
- 183 Jordan 0.6 per 100,000 population compare
- 184 Syria 0.59 per 100,000 population compare
- 185 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.41 per 100,000 population compare
More health data for Egypt
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 1.33 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 1.14 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 1.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 1.27 million (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 1.21 million (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 1.31 million (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 1.33 million (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 1.39 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 1.20 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Egypt?
- Suicide mortality rate in Egypt was 0.63 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 per 100,000 population in 2012.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.63 per 100,000 population in 2021.
- How does Egypt rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Egypt ranks 182nd out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt 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).