Suicide mortality rate in Turkey
Turkey: Suicide mortality rate was 2.69 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Suicide mortality rate in Turkey, 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
Turkey recorded 2.69 per 100,000 population for suicide mortality rate in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Turkey peaked at 3.54 per 100,000 population in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.58 per 100,000 population, in 2002.
Turkey ranks 162nd of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.83 per 100,000 population | 2.58 per 100,000 population | 3.08 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.25 per 100,000 population | 3.09 per 100,000 population | 3.54 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.83 per 100,000 population | 2.69 per 100,000 population | 2.98 per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 159 Bangladesh 2.81 per 100,000 population compare
- 160 Albania 2.75 per 100,000 population compare
- 161 Mauritania 2.71 per 100,000 population compare
- 163 Armenia 2.46 per 100,000 population compare
- 164 Tajikistan 2.43 per 100,000 population compare
- 165 Kuwait 2.31 per 100,000 population compare
More health data for Turkey
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 652,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 643,876 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 4.00 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 11.8% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 5.08 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 676,820 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 660,393 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 665,251 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 688,879 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 668,075 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Turkey?
- Suicide mortality rate in Turkey was 2.69 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 Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 3.54 per 100,000 population in 2019.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.58 per 100,000 population in 2002.
- How does Turkey rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Turkey ranks 162nd out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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).