Suicide mortality rate in IDA only
IDA only: Suicide mortality rate was 5.76 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate in IDA only, 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
IDA only recorded 5.76 per 100,000 population for suicide mortality rate in 2021.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in IDA only peaked at 6.86 per 100,000 population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.48 per 100,000 population, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.21 per 100,000 population | 5.8 per 100,000 population | 6.86 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.65 per 100,000 population | 5.58 per 100,000 population | 5.73 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.62 per 100,000 population | 5.48 per 100,000 population | 5.76 per 100,000 population | 2 |
More health data for IDA only
- Population, female 653.05 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 758.07 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 72.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 53.10 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 58.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 373.63 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 384.44 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.5% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 23.71 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 3.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in IDA only?
- Suicide mortality rate in IDA only was 5.76 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 IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 6.86 per 100,000 population in 2000.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.48 per 100,000 population in 2020.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA only 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).