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Suicide mortality rate

An age-standardized rate per 100,000 people.

Unit: per 100,000 people Period: 2000–2021 Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO)
Source: WHO · About the indicator
Average: 8.5 per 100k Countries: 185

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country. For all of them that is 2021.

Suicide mortality rate, 2021

Top-20 · per 100,000 people

Suicide mortality rate, 202115202530LesothoLesotho: 28.7 per 100k28.7South KoreaSouth Korea: 27.5 per 100k27.5EswatiniEswatini: 27.2 per 100k27.2GuyanaGuyana: 24.8 per 100k24.8UruguayUruguay: 24.8 per 100k24.8South AfricaSouth Africa: 22.3 per 100k22.3SurinameSuriname: 22.3 per 100k22.3LithuaniaLithuania: 22.1 per 100k22.1RussiaRussia: 21.4 per 100k21.4UkraineUkraine: 21.2 per 100k21.2MicronesiaMicronesia: 19.8 per 100k19.8Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands: 19.6 per 100k19.6SloveniaSlovenia: 18.9 per 100k18.9MongoliaMongolia: 18.5 per 100k18.5BelgiumBelgium: 18.4 per 100k18.4KiribatiKiribati: 17.5 per 100k17.5JapanJapan: 17.4 per 100k17.4ZimbabweZimbabwe: 17.3 per 100k17.3ThailandThailand: 16.6 per 100k16.6FranceFrance: 16.6 per 100k16.6

The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.

Suicide mortality rate — 2021 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 LS Lesotho 28.7 2021 185
2 KR South Korea 27.5 2021 184
3 SZ Eswatini 27.2 2021 183
4 GY Guyana 24.8 2021 182
5 UY Uruguay 24.8 2021 181
6 ZA South Africa 22.3 2021 180
7 SR Suriname 22.3 2021 179
8 LT Lithuania 22.1 2021 178
9 RU Russia 21.4 2021 177
10 UA Ukraine 21.2 2021 176
11 FM Micronesia 19.8 2021 175
12 SB Solomon Islands 19.6 2021 174
13 SI Slovenia 18.9 2021 173
14 MN Mongolia 18.5 2021 172
15 BE Belgium 18.4 2021 171
16 KI Kiribati 17.5 2021 170
17 JP Japan 17.4 2021 169
18 ZW Zimbabwe 17.3 2021 168
19 TH Thailand 16.6 2021 167
20 FR France 16.6 2021 166
21 HU Hungary 16.5 2021 165
22 VU Vanuatu 15.7 2021 164
23 HR Croatia 15.7 2021 163
24 US United States 15.6 2021 162
25 BY Belarus 15.6 2021 161
26 LV Latvia 15.2 2021 160
27 RS Serbia 15.1 2021 159
28 EE Estonia 14.9 2021 158
29 CV Cabo Verde 14.9 2021 157
30 LK Sri Lanka 14.7 2021 156
31 KZ Kazakhstan 14.6 2021 155
32 FI Finland 14.6 2021 154
33 AT Austria 14.5 2021 153
34 MD Moldova 14.1 2021 152
35 CH Switzerland 14 2021 151
36 SE Sweden 13.8 2021 150
37 CU Cuba 13.8 2021 149
38 PL Poland 13.7 2021 148
39 TT Trinidad and Tobago 13.3 2021 147
40 CZ Czechia 13.3 2021 146
41 ER Eritrea 13.2 2021 145
42 NO Norway 13.2 2021 144
43 AU Australia 13.1 2021 143
44 DE Germany 12.9 2021 142
45 IN India 12.6 2021 141
46 WS Samoa 12 2021 140
47 NZ New Zealand 11.9 2021 139
48 IS Iceland 11.9 2021 138
49 PT Portugal 11.5 2021 137
50 NL Netherlands 11.5 2021 136
51 ME Montenegro 11.3 2021 135
52 MZ Mozambique 10.6 2021 134
53 MU Mauritius 10.5 2021 133
54 DK Denmark 10.5 2021 132
55 NP Nepal 10.1 2021 131
56 SK Slovakia 9.9 2021 130
57 RO Romania 9.6 2021 129
58 GB United Kingdom 9.6 2021 128
59 BG Bulgaria 9.5 2021 127
60 CA Canada 9.4 2021 126
61 TG Togo 9.3 2021 125
62 KP North Korea 9.3 2021 124
63 CF Central African Republic 9.2 2021 123
64 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 9 2021 122
65 CN China 9 2021 121
66 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 8.8 2021 120
67 ES Spain 8.7 2021 119
68 RW Rwanda 8.7 2021 118
69 VE Venezuela 8.6 2021 117
70 NA Namibia 8.6 2021 116
71 IE Ireland 8.6 2021 115
72 BF Burkina Faso 8.5 2021 113
73 CM Cameroon 8.5 2021 113
74 BW Botswana 8.4 2021 112
75 UZ Uzbekistan 8.3 2021 111
76 FJ Fiji 8.3 2021 110
77 LU Luxembourg 8.2 2021 109
78 AO Angola 8.1 2021 108
79 SG Singapore 8.1 2021 107
80 CR Costa Rica 8.1 2021 106
81 DJ Djibouti 8 2021 104
82 SO Somalia 8 2021 104
83 AR Argentina 7.9 2021 103
84 SS South Sudan 7.9 2021 102
85 HT Haiti 7.8 2021 101
86 CL Chile 7.7 2021 100
87 GW Guinea-Bissau 7.7 2021 99
88 BI Burundi 7.7 2021 98
89 SV El Salvador 7.6 2021 97
90 BR Brazil 7.6 2021 96
91 MW Malawi 7.6 2021 95
92 EC Ecuador 7.6 2021 94
93 CI Côte d'Ivoire 7.4 2021 93
94 GA Gabon 7.3 2021 91
95 VN Vietnam 7.3 2021 91
96 ZM Zambia 7.1 2021 90
97 BJ Benin 7.1 2021 89
98 GQ Equatorial Guinea 7 2021 88
99 IT Italy 7 2021 87
100 MX Mexico 7 2021 86
101 TM Turkmenistan 6.8 2021 85
102 KG Kyrgyzstan 6.8 2021 84
103 SN Senegal 6.8 2021 83
104 CG Republic of the Congo 6.7 2021 82
105 MT Malta 6.5 2021 81
106 PY Paraguay 6.4 2021 80
107 SL Sierra Leone 6.1 2021 79
108 MG Madagascar 6.1 2021 78
109 ET Ethiopia 6.1 2021 77
110 KM Comoros 6 2021 76
111 LR Liberia 6 2021 75
112 MK North Macedonia 5.8 2021 74
113 MY Malaysia 5.7 2021 73
114 PK Pakistan 5.6 2021 72
115 UG Uganda 5.5 2021 71
116 PR Puerto Rico 5.4 2021 70
117 GH Ghana 5.3 2021 69
118 LC Saint Lucia 5.3 2021 68
119 TD Chad 5.2 2021 67
120 GE Georgia 5.1 2021 65
121 TZ Tanzania 5.1 2021 65
122 LY Libya 5 2021 64
123 NG Nigeria 5 2021 63
124 CO Colombia 5 2021 62
125 GT Guatemala 4.9 2021 61
126 BT Bhutan 4.9 2021 60
127 GN Guinea 4.8 2021 59
128 GM Gambia 4.8 2021 58
129 TO Tonga 4.7 2021 57
130 QA Qatar 4.7 2021 56
131 GR Greece 4.7 2021 55
132 BH Bahrain 4.7 2021 54
133 KE Kenya 4.6 2021 52
134 LA Laos 4.6 2021 52
135 KH Cambodia 4.5 2021 51
136 NE Niger 4.5 2021 50
137 IL Israel 4.4 2021 49
138 SC Seychelles 4.3 2021 48
139 NI Nicaragua 4.2 2021 47
140 YE Yemen 4.2 2021 46
141 BO Bolivia 4.2 2021 44
142 DO Dominican Republic 4.2 2021 44
143 BZ Belize 4.2 2021 43
144 ML Mali 4.2 2021 42
145 IR Iran 4.1 2021 41
146 AF Afghanistan 3.6 2021 40
147 TL Timor-Leste 3.6 2021 39
148 BB Barbados 3.5 2021 38
149 PH Philippines 3.5 2021 37
150 PA Panama 3.3 2021 36
151 BS Bahamas 3.3 2021 35
152 SD Sudan 3.2 2021 34
153 BN Brunei Darussalam 3.1 2021 33
154 CY Cyprus 3 2021 32
155 HN Honduras 3 2021 30
156 IQ Iraq 3 2021 30
157 MA Morocco 2.9 2021 29
158 MM Myanmar 2.9 2021 28
159 BD Bangladesh 2.8 2021 27
160 AL Albania 2.8 2021 26
161 MR Mauritania 2.7 2021 25
162 TR Türkiye 2.7 2021 24
163 AM Armenia 2.5 2021 23
164 TJ Tajikistan 2.4 2021 22
165 KW Kuwait 2.3 2021 21
166 DZ Algeria 2.2 2021 20
167 TN Tunisia 1.8 2021 19
168 PG Papua New Guinea 1.8 2021 18
169 AE United Arab Emirates 1.7 2021 17
170 JM Jamaica 1.7 2021 16
171 AZ Azerbaijan 1.6 2021 15
172 PE Peru 1.5 2021 14
173 MV Maldives 1.5 2021 13
174 AG Antigua and Barbuda 1.5 2021 12
175 GD Grenada 1.3 2021 11
176 ID Indonesia 1.2 2021 10
177 SA Saudi Arabia 1 2021 9
178 OM Oman 0.9 2021 8
179 ST Sao Tome and Principe 0.9 2021 7
180 LB Lebanon 0.7 2021 6
181 PS Palestine 0.7 2021 5
182 EG Egypt 0.6 2021 4
183 JO Jordan 0.6 2021 3
184 SY Syria 0.6 2021 2
185 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.4 2021 1
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Maximum 28.7 per 100k
Median 7.4 per 100k
Minimum 0.4 per 100k
World 9.1 per 100k

About the indicator

The age-standardized suicide mortality rate per 100,000 people, as estimated by WHO. Standardization makes it possible to compare countries with different age structures. Differences between countries are also strongly affected by the completeness of death cause registration: where such cases are recorded as “injuries of undetermined intent”, the indicator is understated.

Important: The subject is a sensitive one: the data are given solely as WHO medical statistics.

Updates
annually
Unit of measurement
per 100,000 people
Observation period
2000–2021
License
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO
Dataset
Global Health Observatory

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