Suicide mortality rate in Tunisia
Tunisia: Suicide mortality rate was 1.84 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate in Tunisia, 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
Tunisia recorded 1.84 per 100,000 population for suicide mortality rate in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Tunisia peaked at 3.08 per 100,000 population in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.84 per 100,000 population, in 2021.
Tunisia ranks 167th 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3 per 100,000 population | 2.87 per 100,000 population | 3.08 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.66 per 100,000 population | 2.53 per 100,000 population | 3.06 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.86 per 100,000 population | 1.84 per 100,000 population | 1.89 per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 164 Tajikistan 2.43 per 100,000 population compare
- 165 Kuwait 2.31 per 100,000 population compare
- 166 Algeria 2.18 per 100,000 population compare
- 168 Papua New Guinea 1.82 per 100,000 population compare
- 169 United Arab Emirates 1.71 per 100,000 population compare
- 170 Jamaica 1.69 per 100,000 population compare
More health data for Tunisia
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 107,938 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 106,038 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 110,890 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 105,019 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 110,215 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 104,458 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 98,985 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 96,344 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 101,548 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 103,782 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Tunisia?
- Suicide mortality rate in Tunisia was 1.84 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.08 per 100,000 population in 2004.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.84 per 100,000 population in 2021.
- How does Tunisia rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Tunisia ranks 167th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia 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).