Suicide mortality rate in Qatar
Qatar: Suicide mortality rate was 4.7 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate in Qatar, 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 Qatar stood at 4.7 per 100,000 population. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.0% on the previous year and down 46.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Qatar peaked at 13.52 per 100,000 population in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4.7 per 100,000 population, in 2021.
That places Qatar 130th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 | 11.25 per 100,000 population | 9.45 per 100,000 population | 13.52 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.86 per 100,000 population | 6.96 per 100,000 population | 9.47 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.99 per 100,000 population | 4.7 per 100,000 population | 5.28 per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 127 Guinea 4.82 per 100,000 population compare
- 128 Gambia 4.81 per 100,000 population compare
- 129 Tonga 4.73 per 100,000 population compare
- 131 Greece 4.68 per 100,000 population compare
- 132 Bahrain 4.66 per 100,000 population compare
- 133 Kenya 4.58 per 100,000 population compare
- 133 Laos 4.58 per 100,000 population compare
More health data for Qatar
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 15,066 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 13,411 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 14,413 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 14,009 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 15,428 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 14,519 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 16,318 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 17,220 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 17,415 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 16,060 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Qatar?
- Suicide mortality rate in Qatar was 4.7 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 13.52 per 100,000 population in 2001.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7 per 100,000 population in 2021.
- How does Qatar rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Qatar ranks 130th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Qatar 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).