Suicide mortality rate in Israel
Israel: Suicide mortality rate was 4.37 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate in Israel, 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
In 2021, suicide mortality rate in Israel stood at 4.37 per 100,000 population. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.0% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Israel peaked at 6.93 per 100,000 population in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.37 per 100,000 population, in 2021.
Israel ranks 137th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.05 per 100,000 population | 5.27 per 100,000 population | 6.93 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.35 per 100,000 population | 4.51 per 100,000 population | 6.71 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.72 per 100,000 population | 4.37 per 100,000 population | 5.08 per 100,000 population | 2 |
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More health data for Israel
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 87,219 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 79,404 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 84,457 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 80,576 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 85,744 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 81,511 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 60.6% (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 88,818 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 82,393 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 83,544 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Israel?
- Suicide mortality rate in Israel was 4.37 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 6.93 per 100,000 population in 2005.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.37 per 100,000 population in 2021.
- How does Israel rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Israel ranks 137th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel 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).