Iran has one of the lowest suicide rates in the world.
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The Pete Quiñones ShowOct 1, 2026
Multiple sources describe Iran's suicide rate as low compared with the global average and with most Western countries, which supports the softer claim that it is one of the lowest. The post's stronger assertions (lowest in the world, bottom five) are not supported, and one cited ranking places Iran 58th, but the extracted claim's wording is consistent with the evidence.
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… And worse, as far as the Western world is concerned, any Islamic state run by moderates who wants who wants to actually talk to Tel-Aviv are going to be overthrown. So you're radicalizing people who may not have been radical before. Don't forget, Iran is a first world economy. They have a first world scientific and educational establishment, the best mental health on the planet, I think, the lowest suicide rate in the world. I think they're in the, they're in the bottom five, um, something like that. A highly motivated group of people who now realize who's the cause for their problems. …
The Pete Quiñones Show · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. A 2008 study describes Iran as having one of the lowest suicide rates in the world, at about 6 per 100,000.[2]
Supports. A 2023 systematic review and meta-analysis finds Iran's suicide death prevalence (8.14 per 100,000) is low, and concludes Iran can be ranked among countries with a low prevalence compared with the global average.[1]
Supports. A 2026 national study reports a suicide rate of 5.3 per 100,000 in Iran, against a global age-standardized rate of 9.0 per 100,000.[3][4]
Supports. A Shiraz-based study says Iran's suicide rate is lower than in most Western countries and falls within the 90 countries with the lowest rates worldwide.[5]
Contradicts. One source cited in the meta-analysis places Iran's suicide rate at 58th in world rankings, which is a middling position rather than among the very lowest, so the ranking is not uniform across sources.[1]
Context. The post itself said Iran was 'the lowest suicide rate in the world' and 'in the bottom five'. The extracted claim is a softer paraphrase, and the sources support only the softer version.
Sources
5 sources: 1 primary, 4 not rated
- 1Suicide Attempt and Suicide Death in Iran - PMC - NIHpmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov · primary source · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 2Self-Immolation in Iranacademic.oup.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 3Sex- and age-specific burden of self-harm and suicide ...cambridge.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4link.springer.com · article · 10Epidemiological trends and determinants of suicide in Iran with...link.springer.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Suicide Attempts and Related Factors from 2019 to 2023 in ...jccs.yums.ac.ir · not rated · cited for: supports
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