Suicide mortality rate in Yemen
Yemen: Suicide mortality rate was 4.21 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate in Yemen, 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 Yemen stood at 4.21 per 100,000 population.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Yemen peaked at 5.82 per 100,000 population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.93 per 100,000 population, in 2020.
Yemen ranks 140th 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 | 5.45 per 100,000 population | 5.02 per 100,000 population | 5.82 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.79 per 100,000 population | 4.33 per 100,000 population | 5.17 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.07 per 100,000 population | 3.93 per 100,000 population | 4.21 per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More health data for Yemen
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 570,800 (2025)
- Population, male 50.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 578,203 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 607,475 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 561,315 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 11.65 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 17.14 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 589,338 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 543,962 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 512,258 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Yemen?
- Suicide mortality rate in Yemen was 4.21 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 5.82 per 100,000 population in 2000.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.93 per 100,000 population in 2020.
- How does Yemen rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Yemen ranks 140th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen 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).