Suicide mortality rate in Lebanon
Lebanon: Suicide mortality rate was 0.7 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate in Lebanon, 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 Lebanon stood at 0.7 per 100,000 population. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.4% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Lebanon peaked at 0.94 per 100,000 population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7 per 100,000 population, in 2018.
That places Lebanon 180th 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 | 0.874 per 100,000 population | 0.84 per 100,000 population | 0.94 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.792 per 100,000 population | 0.7 per 100,000 population | 0.85 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.745 per 100,000 population | 0.7 per 100,000 population | 0.79 per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 177 Saudi Arabia 0.95 per 100,000 population compare
- 178 Oman 0.91 per 100,000 population compare
- 179 Sao Tome and Principe 0.86 per 100,000 population compare
- 181 Palestine 0.65 per 100,000 population compare
- 182 Egypt 0.63 per 100,000 population compare
- 183 Jordan 0.6 per 100,000 population compare
More health data for Lebanon
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 48,820 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 54,238 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 57,050 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 52,886 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 55,961 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 51,532 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 54,961 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 50,175 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 54,044 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 46,416 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Lebanon?
- Suicide mortality rate in Lebanon was 0.7 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.94 per 100,000 population in 2000.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7 per 100,000 population in 2018.
- How does Lebanon rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Lebanon ranks 180th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon 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).