Suicide mortality rate in Kuwait
Kuwait: Suicide mortality rate was 2.31 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate in Kuwait, 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
The most recent figure for suicide mortality rate in Kuwait is 2.31 per 100,000 population, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 104.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Kuwait peaked at 4.52 per 100,000 population in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.13 per 100,000 population, in 2011.
That places Kuwait 165th 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 | 3 per 100,000 population | 1.44 per 100,000 population | 4.52 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.59 per 100,000 population | 1.13 per 100,000 population | 1.91 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.25 per 100,000 population | 2.19 per 100,000 population | 2.31 per 100,000 population | 2 |
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More health data for Kuwait
- Population ages 0-14, male 15.0% (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 25,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 24,505 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 33,886 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 31,922 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 23,996 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 23,756 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 24,107 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, female, interpolated 23,391 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 31,823 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Kuwait?
- Suicide mortality rate in Kuwait was 2.31 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 4.52 per 100,000 population in 2002.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 per 100,000 population in 2011.
- How does Kuwait rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Kuwait ranks 165th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait 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).