Suicide Rate in Israel

Israel: Suicide Rate was 4.37 in 2021. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2021)
4.37
Change on year
down 14.0%
World rank
137th
of 184 countries
All-time high
6.93
in 2005
All-time low
4.37
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Suicide Rate in Israel, 2000–2021

02462000201020212000: 6.82001: 6.52002: 5.72003: 6.42004: 6.12005: 6.92006: 5.62007: 5.32008: 5.32009: 62010: 6.72011: 5.62012: 62013: 5.12014: 52015: 4.52016: 5.12017: 5.12018: 5.42019: 52020: 5.12021: 4.4

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Israel recorded 4.37 for suicide rate in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 14.0% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, suicide rate in Israel peaked at 6.93 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.37, in 2021.

That places Israel 137th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.05 5.27 6.93 10
2010s 5.35 4.51 6.71 10
2020s 4.72 4.37 5.08 2

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 135 Cambodia 4.5 compare
  2. 136 Niger 4.48 compare
  3. 138 Seychelles 4.27 compare
  4. 139 Nicaragua 4.24 compare
  5. 140 Yemen, Republic of 4.21 compare

See the full ranking of 184 places β†’

More gender data for Israel

All data for Israel β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is suicide rate in Israel?
Suicide rate in Israel was 4.37 in 2021, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest suicide rate recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 6.93 in 2005.
What is the lowest suicide rate recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 4.37 in 2021.
How does Israel rank for suicide rate?
Israel ranks 137th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
Is suicide rate rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Israel data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Suicide Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV Β· JSON β€” 22 observations, free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Suicide Rate in Israel. Statizoid, drawing on International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 19 August 2026, from https://gender.statizoid.com/stat/suicide-rate/israel/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://gender.statizoid.com/stat/suicide-rate/israel/">Suicide Rate in Israel</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Suicide Rate
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
184 places, 4,048 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.