Saudi Arabia vs United States: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 2.9 per 100,000 people in Saudi Arabia and 12.8 per 100,000 people in United States, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in United States, by 9.9 per 100,000 people, or 4.36 times that in Saudi Arabia.
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deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 2.9 2017 | 2.9 | 192 of 195 |
| United States | 12.8 2017 | 11.7 | 45 of 195 |
| World | 10 2017 | 11.7 |
What the numbers say
- United States has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Saudi Arabia ranked 192 and United States ranked 45 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017.
Every year
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Year | Saudi Arabia | United States | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.9 | 12.8 | 10 |
| 2016 | 3 | 12.8 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 3 | 12.5 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 3 | 12.2 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 3 | 12 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 3 | 12 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 3 | 12 | 11 |
| 2010 | 2.9 | 11.8 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 2.9 | 11.8 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 2.9 | 11.8 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 2.9 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 2.8 | 11.6 | 12 |
| 2005 | 2.7 | 11.5 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 2.7 | 11.3 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 2.6 | 11.4 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 2.6 | 11.3 | 13 |
| 2001 | 2.5 | 11.1 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 2.5 | 10.9 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 2.5 | 10.9 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 2.5 | 11.1 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 2.5 | 11.4 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 2.4 | 11.7 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 2.4 | 12 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 2.4 | 12.1 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 2.4 | 12.1 | 16 |
| 1992 | 2.4 | 11.9 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 2.4 | 12.1 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 2.4 | 12.1 | 15.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Deaths by suicide in a year, per 100,000 people.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time