Suicide Rate in Tunisia
Tunisia: Suicide Rate was 1.84 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide Rate in Tunisia, 2000–2021
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 1.84 for suicide 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 rate in Tunisia peaked at 3.08 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.84, in 2021.
Tunisia ranks 167th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Suicide Rate in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3 | — |
| 2001 | 3.02 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 3.05 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 2.99 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 3.08 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 3.05 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 3.01 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 2.96 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 2.87 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 2.95 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 3.06 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 2.72 | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 2.6 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 2.61 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 2.55 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 2.59 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 2.53 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 2.64 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 2.67 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 2.58 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 1.89 | -26.7% |
| 2021 | 1.84 | -2.6% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 1.84 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.82, 32% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 1.84 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.94, 63% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Suicide Rate in Tunisia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -26.7% | 2.58 | 1.89 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3 | 2.87 | 3.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.66 | 2.53 | 3.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.86 | 1.84 | 1.89 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 164 Tajikistan 2.43 compare
- 165 Kuwait 2.31 compare
- 166 Algeria 2.18 compare
- 168 Papua New Guinea 1.82 compare
- 169 United Arab Emirates 1.71 compare
- 170 Jamaica 1.69 compare
More gender data for Tunisia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,590 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.76 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 10,039 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 10,039 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 78,462 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 82,178 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 79,945 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 83,799 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 81,489 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide rate in Tunisia?
- Suicide rate in Tunisia was 1.84 in 2021, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest suicide rate recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.08 in 2004.
- What is the lowest suicide rate recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.84 in 2021.
- How does Tunisia rank for suicide rate?
- Tunisia ranks 167th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide 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 International Monetary Fund, published as part of Suicide Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.