What is suicide mortality rate in Syria?

Suicide mortality rate in Syria was 0.59 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 Syria?

The highest recorded value was 1.04 per 100,000 population in 2000.

What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Syria?

The lowest recorded value was 0.57 per 100,000 population in 2020.

How does Syria rank for suicide mortality rate?

Syria ranks 184th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.

Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Syria?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Syria 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.

Suicide mortality rate in Syria

Name: Suicide mortality rate in Syria
Creator: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Syria: Suicide mortality rate was 0.59 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)

0.59 per 100,000 population

Change on year

up 3.5%

World rank

184th

of 185 countries

All-time high

1.04 per 100,000 population

in 2000

All-time low

0.57 per 100,000 population

in 2020

Years of data

2000–2021

Suicide mortality rate in Syria, 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 Syria is 0.59 per 100,000 population, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Syria peaked at 1.04 per 100,000 population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.57 per 100,000 population, in 2020.

That places Syria 184th 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	0.788 per 100,000 population	0.59 per 100,000 population	1.04 per 100,000 population	10
2010s	0.608 per 100,000 population	0.58 per 100,000 population	0.64 per 100,000 population	10
2020s	0.58 per 100,000 population	0.57 per 100,000 population	0.59 per 100,000 population	2

Countries ranked near Syria

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
185 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.41 per 100,000 population compare

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More health data for Syria

Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 296,332 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, total 1.24 million (2025)
Population ages 65 and above 4.8% (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 287,617 (2025)
Population ages 15-64, total 17.09 million (2025)
Population ages 15-64, male 66.6% (2025)
Population ages 15-64, male 8.55 million (2025)
Population ages 15-64, female 66.8% (2025)
Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 273,876 (2025)
Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 274,192 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is suicide mortality rate in Syria?: Suicide mortality rate in Syria was 0.59 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 Syria?: The highest recorded value was 1.04 per 100,000 population in 2000.
What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Syria?: The lowest recorded value was 0.57 per 100,000 population in 2020.
How does Syria rank for suicide mortality rate?: Syria ranks 184th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Syria?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Syria 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
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).