Table 5.
Sex specific prevalence of self-harm in MENA, 1990–2021.
| Location | Sex | 1990 | 2021 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Lower | Upper | Value | Lower | Upper | ||
| Age-standardized prevalence Rate (Per 100,000) | |||||||
| North Africa and Middle East | Males | 95.63 | 83.89 | 110.96 | 99.67 | 86.59 | 116.49 |
| Afghanistan | Males | 67.85 | 59.56 | 78.74 | 71.93 | 62.35 | 83.33 |
| Algeria | Males | 100.06 | 85.69 | 118.41 | 88.7 | 76.54 | 105.15 |
| Bahrain | Males | 103.11 | 89.89 | 119.14 | 124.6 | 106.42 | 149.36 |
| Egypt | Males | 55.74 | 49.15 | 64.06 | 80.32 | 69.82 | 93.61 |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Males | 136.66 | 116.78 | 162.01 | 137.62 | 116.74 | 162.53 |
| Iraq | Males | 101.13 | 89.28 | 116.73 | 118.6 | 103.09 | 137.12 |
| Jordan | Males | 78.69 | 69.42 | 90.53 | 67.17 | 58.8 | 77.89 |
| Kuwait | Males | 69.81 | 60.42 | 81.27 | 85.92 | 74.75 | 100.53 |
| Lebanon | Males | 81.96 | 70.91 | 96.32 | 105.49 | 90.67 | 124.38 |
| Libya | Males | 88.97 | 76.8 | 104.04 | 105.37 | 90.76 | 122.9 |
| Morocco | Males | 123.01 | 107.32 | 141.98 | 122.52 | 106.02 | 142.08 |
| Oman | Males | 80.43 | 70.09 | 93.78 | 80.36 | 68.59 | 96.17 |
| Palestine | Males | 80.84 | 70.31 | 94 | 81.13 | 70.31 | 95.39 |
| Qatar | Males | 100.15 | 87.97 | 116.18 | 97.1 | 84.43 | 113.41 |
| Saudi Arabia | Males | 52.94 | 46.67 | 60.47 | 99.41 | 85.87 | 114.35 |
| Sudan | Males | 98.28 | 85.17 | 115.22 | 112.68 | 97.09 | 132.65 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | Males | 62.22 | 54.73 | 72.13 | 70.86 | 61.68 | 82.58 |
| Tunisia | Males | 74.39 | 65.02 | 86.35 | 91.53 | 79.18 | 107.21 |
| Türkiye | Males | 114.15 | 99.83 | 130.11 | 80.74 | 70.92 | 93.7 |
| United Arab Emirates | Males | 96.48 | 84.78 | 112.07 | 105.73 | 91.48 | 122.94 |
| Yemen | Males | 75.89 | 66.58 | 86.71 | 95.11 | 82.85 | 110.62 |
| All-ages counts estimates | |||||||
| North Africa and Middle East | Males | 115,055.41 | 99,459.44 | 135,137.30 | 302,534.19 | 261,114.27 | 356,524.46 |
| Afghanistan | Males | 2,323.95 | 2,047.90 | 2,676.30 | 6,645.52 | 5,746.66 | 7,816.53 |
| Algeria | Males | 8,550.55 | 7,243.75 | 10,283.70 | 19,230.63 | 16,549.88 | 22,839.61 |
| Bahrain | Males | 253.08 | 217.7 | 299.93 | 1,389.07 | 1,176.82 | 1,683.94 |
| Egypt | Males | 11,334.74 | 9,875.68 | 13,161.94 | 36,418.42 | 31,501.37 | 42,611.71 |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Males | 25,980.61 | 21,921.03 | 31,313.86 | 64,913.99 | 54,867.53 | 76,963.05 |
| Iraq | Males | 5,794.81 | 5,046.07 | 6,780.73 | 20,673.39 | 17,830.47 | 24,171.28 |
| Jordan | Males | 909.67 | 784.62 | 1,058.58 | 3,941.25 | 3,416.27 | 4,617.59 |
| Kuwait | Males | 599.1 | 510.16 | 713.35 | 2,438.45 | 2,099.72 | 2,888.11 |
| Lebanon | Males | 997.43 | 860.25 | 1,172.77 | 3,063.87 | 2,620.00 | 3,644.77 |
| Libya | Males | 1,343.33 | 1,149.48 | 1,588.39 | 3,951.76 | 3,389.26 | 4,642.88 |
| Morocco | Males | 11,239.79 | 9,743.30 | 13,048.32 | 23,196.60 | 20,033.60 | 26,952.59 |
| Oman | Males | 706.31 | 602.63 | 843.58 | 2,373.74 | 1,978.93 | 2,920.03 |
| Palestine | Males | 465.34 | 397.87 | 550.16 | 1,586.35 | 1,355.86 | 1,881.70 |
| Qatar | Males | 278.03 | 237.15 | 329.97 | 2,299.57 | 1,954.46 | 2,754.60 |
| Saudi Arabia | Males | 3,369.31 | 2,914.77 | 3,913.57 | 23,196.17 | 19,808.24 | 27,251.07 |
| Sudan | Males | 6,355.42 | 5,491.06 | 7,490.40 | 17,626.49 | 15,124.83 | 20,761.13 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | Males | 2,449.77 | 2,124.84 | 2,865.44 | 4,884.30 | 4,285.46 | 5,632.28 |
| Tunisia | Males | 2,394.33 | 2,081.45 | 2,813.13 | 6,025.98 | 5,212.24 | 7,049.40 |
| Türkiye | Males | 25,831.83 | 22,509.35 | 29,768.34 | 37,601.30 | 33,002.38 | 43,689.79 |
| United Arab Emirates | Males | 1,039.20 | 885.61 | 1,247.40 | 10,088.48 | 8,571.49 | 11,892.68 |
| Yemen | Males | 2,775.87 | 2,428.80 | 3,198.96 | 10,706.70 | 9,277.27 | 12,673.68 |
| Age-standardized prevalence Rate (Per 100,000) | |||||||
| North Africa and Middle East | Females | 128.83 | 109.52 | 152.86 | 112.57 | 95.65 | 134.77 |
| Afghanistan | Females | 151.7 | 131.25 | 175.82 | 133.86 | 116.17 | 155.33 |
| Algeria | Females | 169.7 | 143.41 | 202.27 | 118.89 | 100.8 | 142.87 |
| Bahrain | Females | 85.12 | 72.31 | 101.59 | 109.78 | 92.36 | 131.87 |
| Egypt | Females | 108.88 | 93.04 | 128.8 | 97.37 | 83.55 | 114.8 |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Females | 212.79 | 176.25 | 258.02 | 124.82 | 104.03 | 151.66 |
| Iraq | Females | 117.53 | 100.72 | 138.8 | 118.31 | 101.18 | 141.68 |
| Jordan | Females | 85.92 | 74.81 | 99.85 | 88.03 | 74.88 | 104.63 |
| Kuwait | Females | 78.94 | 68.01 | 92.79 | 92.05 | 78.35 | 109.73 |
| Lebanon | Females | 120.85 | 103.19 | 144.65 | 109.92 | 92.99 | 132.87 |
| Libya | Females | 118.78 | 100.28 | 139.25 | 123.16 | 104.24 | 147.67 |
| Morocco | Females | 164.51 | 139.66 | 194.07 | 146.47 | 125.2 | 172.21 |
| Oman | Females | 63.04 | 54.85 | 73.64 | 86.7 | 73.97 | 102.37 |
| Palestine | Females | 62.09 | 54.29 | 72.33 | 86.78 | 74.12 | 103.4 |
| Qatar | Females | 110.24 | 95.16 | 129.56 | 96.17 | 82.27 | 113.05 |
| Saudi Arabia | Females | 54.39 | 47.13 | 63.95 | 88.44 | 75.31 | 104.27 |
| Sudan | Females | 162.84 | 137.95 | 194.53 | 140.64 | 118.65 | 169.01 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | Females | 58.02 | 49.95 | 68.09 | 85.9 | 73.48 | 101.68 |
| Tunisia | Females | 102.18 | 87.33 | 120.96 | 101.12 | 85.97 | 120.86 |
| Türkiye | Females | 77.53 | 67.24 | 90.26 | 99.13 | 84.14 | 119.34 |
| United Arab Emirates | Females | 99.07 | 87.57 | 113.2 | 105.69 | 91.58 | 124.17 |
| Yemen | Females | 124.11 | 107.25 | 145.24 | 127.85 | 109.17 | 151.32 |
| All-ages counts estimates | |||||||
| North Africa and Middle East | Females | 152,249.20 | 128,889.25 | 182,579.38 | 318,975.58 | 269,387.72 | 383,923.59 |
| Afghanistan | Females | 5,585.52 | 4,852.08 | 6,482.66 | 12,212.50 | 10,445.08 | 14,348.00 |
| Algeria | Females | 14,696.79 | 12,383.45 | 17,732.75 | 25,444.52 | 21,454.19 | 30,681.62 |
| Bahrain | Females | 137.03 | 114.9 | 166.13 | 622.3 | 519.85 | 754.7 |
| Egypt | Females | 22,155.67 | 18,800.13 | 26,400.42 | 41,202.29 | 34,986.61 | 49,101.34 |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Females | 39,854.26 | 32,912.27 | 49,170.48 | 57,867.77 | 48,020.96 | 70,468.16 |
| Iraq | Females | 6,727.47 | 5,695.31 | 8,019.78 | 19,883.63 | 16,844.31 | 24,003.92 |
| Jordan | Females | 923.69 | 789.27 | 1,092.72 | 4,384.17 | 3,700.27 | 5,279.68 |
| Kuwait | Females | 415.48 | 352.69 | 499.14 | 2,234.86 | 1,867.44 | 2,707.61 |
| Lebanon | Females | 1,597.96 | 1,359.35 | 1,922.69 | 3,472.72 | 2,933.94 | 4,196.58 |
| Libya | Females | 1,489.08 | 1,254.79 | 1,765.20 | 4,382.60 | 3,684.05 | 5,292.07 |
| Morocco | Females | 15,832.75 | 13,405.93 | 18,851.19 | 28,008.38 | 23,919.43 | 32,988.68 |
| Oman | Females | 303.66 | 260.63 | 362.23 | 1,335.63 | 1,123.94 | 1,597.11 |
| Palestine | Females | 400.15 | 344.91 | 470.26 | 1,695.51 | 1,426.04 | 2,039.79 |
| Qatar | Females | 112.87 | 95.28 | 136.35 | 781.1 | 650.5 | 941.34 |
| Saudi Arabia | Females | 2,378.73 | 2,020.80 | 2,855.31 | 13,812.42 | 11,610.60 | 16,546.25 |
| Sudan | Females | 10,984.61 | 9,223.03 | 13,171.21 | 22,448.50 | 18,761.31 | 27,341.78 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | Females | 2,242.39 | 1,913.83 | 2,679.00 | 6,373.21 | 5,456.16 | 7,563.77 |
| Tunisia | Females | 3,287.56 | 2,798.52 | 3,922.40 | 6,944.79 | 5,909.80 | 8,265.87 |
| Türkiye | Females | 17,870.73 | 15,340.99 | 20,987.87 | 47,479.15 | 40,439.47 | 56,975.47 |
| United Arab Emirates | Females | 392.38 | 336.85 | 463.43 | 2,969.09 | 2,534.81 | 3,520.18 |
| Yemen | Females | 4,777.13 | 4,105.67 | 5,651.56 | 15,122.93 | 12,774.45 | 18,124.23 |