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Suicide mortality rate in Jordan

Jordan: Suicide mortality rate was 0.6 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.6 per 100,000 population
Change on year
down 9.1%
World rank
183rd
of 185 countries
All-time high
2.2 per 100,000 population
in 2000
All-time low
0.6 per 100,000 population
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Suicide mortality rate in Jordan, 2000–2021

0.511.522000201020212000: 2.2 per 100,000 population2001: 2.1 per 100,000 population2002: 2 per 100,000 population2003: 1.9 per 100,000 population2004: 1.9 per 100,000 population2005: 1.7 per 100,000 population2006: 1.4 per 100,000 population2007: 1.2 per 100,000 population2008: 1.2 per 100,000 population2009: 1.1 per 100,000 population2010: 0.98 per 100,000 population2011: 0.88 per 100,000 population2012: 0.87 per 100,000 population2013: 0.84 per 100,000 population2014: 0.83 per 100,000 population2015: 0.8 per 100,000 population2016: 0.82 per 100,000 population2017: 0.79 per 100,000 population2018: 0.76 per 100,000 population2019: 0.77 per 100,000 population2020: 0.66 per 100,000 population2021: 0.6 per 100,000 population

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

Jordan recorded 0.6 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 9.1% on the previous year and down 31.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Jordan peaked at 2.2 per 100,000 population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6 per 100,000 population, in 2021.

Jordan ranks 183rd 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.66 per 100,000 population 1.05 per 100,000 population 2.2 per 100,000 population 10
2010s 0.834 per 100,000 population 0.76 per 100,000 population 0.98 per 100,000 population 10
2020s 0.63 per 100,000 population 0.6 per 100,000 population 0.66 per 100,000 population 2

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 180 Lebanon 0.7 per 100,000 population compare
  2. 181 Palestine 0.65 per 100,000 population compare
  3. 182 Egypt 0.63 per 100,000 population compare
  4. 184 Syria 0.59 per 100,000 population compare
  5. 185 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.41 per 100,000 population compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is suicide mortality rate in Jordan?
Suicide mortality rate in Jordan was 0.6 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 Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 2.2 per 100,000 population in 2000.
What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6 per 100,000 population in 2021.
How does Jordan rank for suicide mortality rate?
Jordan ranks 183rd out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Jordan 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

Indicator
Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population)
Unit
per 100,000 population
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,104 data points, 2000–2021
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Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).