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Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population)

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2021. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators•185 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
4.2Per 100,000 female population
Median: 3.5Per 100,000 female population
Countries Covered
185
with available data
Highest
South Korea
16.9Per 100,000 female population
Lowest
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
0.0Per 100,000 female population
Top 5 Countries
1South Korea16.9Per 100,000 female population
2Lesotho16.6Per 100,000 female population
3Suriname14.0Per 100,000 female population
4Zimbabwe11.7Per 100,000 female population
5Japan11.5Per 100,000 female population
By Region
Oceania6.4Per 100,000 female population(2 countries)
Europe6.2Per 100,000 female population(32 countries)
North America4.2Per 100,000 female population(4 countries)
Asia3.9Per 100,000 female population(25 countries)
South America3.8Per 100,000 female population(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0Per 100,000 female population)High (16.9Per 100,000 female population)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 4.2Per 100,000 female population)

Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
Asia (25)
South America (7)
Other (106)
Africa (9)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2021. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1South Korea16.9Per 100,000 female population
2Lesotho16.6Per 100,000 female population
3Suriname14.0Per 100,000 female population
4Zimbabwe11.7Per 100,000 female population
5Japan11.5Per 100,000 female population
6India11.2Per 100,000 female population
7Belgium10.7Per 100,000 female population
8Uruguay10.5Per 100,000 female population
9Guyana10.4Per 100,000 female population
10Eswatini10.1Per 100,000 female population
11South Africa9.9Per 100,000 female population
12Solomon Islands9.6Per 100,000 female population
13France9.5Per 100,000 female population
14Iceland9.3Per 100,000 female population
15Switzerland9.2Per 100,000 female population
16Lithuania9.2Per 100,000 female population
17Finland8.8Per 100,000 female population
18Sweden8.7Per 100,000 female population
19Micronesia, Federated States of8.6Per 100,000 female population
20North Korea8.1Per 100,000 female population
21Russian Federation8.1Per 100,000 female population
22Serbia8.0Per 100,000 female population
23Slovenia7.7Per 100,000 female population
24Netherlands7.6Per 100,000 female population
25Germany7.6Per 100,000 female population
26People's Republic of China7.5Per 100,000 female population
27Hungary7.5Per 100,000 female population
28Norway7.4Per 100,000 female population
29Eritrea7.2Per 100,000 female population
30Nepal7.2Per 100,000 female population
31Samoa7.0Per 100,000 female population
32Croatia6.9Per 100,000 female population
33Ukraine6.9Per 100,000 female population
34Australia6.7Per 100,000 female population
35Vanuatu6.6Per 100,000 female population
36United States of America6.5Per 100,000 female population
37Djibouti6.4Per 100,000 female population
38Denmark6.3Per 100,000 female population
39Somalia6.1Per 100,000 female population
40New Zealand6.1Per 100,000 female population
41Uzbekistan6.1Per 100,000 female population
42Montenegro6.0Per 100,000 female population
43Mozambique6.0Per 100,000 female population
44Portugal5.9Per 100,000 female population
45Sri Lanka5.9Per 100,000 female population
46Estonia5.8Per 100,000 female population
47Austria5.8Per 100,000 female population
48Czech Republic5.7Per 100,000 female population
49Botswana5.5Per 100,000 female population
50Thailand5.5Per 100,000 female population
51Fiji5.3Per 100,000 female population
52Kazakhstan5.3Per 100,000 female population
53Belarus5.1Per 100,000 female population
54Haiti5.1Per 100,000 female population
55Moldova, Republic of5.0Per 100,000 female population
56Singapore4.9Per 100,000 female population
57Mongolia4.9Per 100,000 female population
58Kiribati4.8Per 100,000 female population
59Rwanda4.8Per 100,000 female population
60Canada4.8Per 100,000 female population
61Paraguay4.7Per 100,000 female population
62Bosnia and Herzegovina4.7Per 100,000 female population
63Trinidad and Tobago4.6Per 100,000 female population
64Latvia4.6Per 100,000 female population
65United Kingdom4.6Per 100,000 female population
66Ireland4.6Per 100,000 female population
67Comoros4.5Per 100,000 female population
68Sierra Leone4.5Per 100,000 female population
69Spain4.5Per 100,000 female population
70Malta4.4Per 100,000 female population
71Vietnam4.3Per 100,000 female population
72Cuba4.3Per 100,000 female population
73Luxembourg4.3Per 100,000 female population
74Bulgaria4.2Per 100,000 female population
75Cape Verde4.2Per 100,000 female population
76Burkina Faso4.0Per 100,000 female population
77Togo4.0Per 100,000 female population
78Central African Republic4.0Per 100,000 female population
79Liberia3.9Per 100,000 female population
80Democratic Republic of the Congo3.9Per 100,000 female population
81Brazil3.9Per 100,000 female population
82Burundi3.9Per 100,000 female population
83Guinea-Bissau3.9Per 100,000 female population
84South Sudan3.9Per 100,000 female population
85Angola3.9Per 100,000 female population
86Poland3.8Per 100,000 female population
87The Republic of North Macedonia3.8Per 100,000 female population
88Italy3.6Per 100,000 female population
89Namibia3.6Per 100,000 female population
90Cameroon3.5Per 100,000 female population
91Guinea3.5Per 100,000 female population
92Tonga3.5Per 100,000 female population
93Equatorial Guinea3.5Per 100,000 female population
94Madagascar3.5Per 100,000 female population
95Turkmenistan3.5Per 100,000 female population
96Bhutan3.4Per 100,000 female population
97Argentina3.4Per 100,000 female population
98Republic of the Congo3.3Per 100,000 female population
99Romania3.3Per 100,000 female population
100Pakistan3.2Per 100,000 female population
101El Salvador3.2Per 100,000 female population
102Kyrgyzstan3.2Per 100,000 female population
103Chile3.1Per 100,000 female population
104Benin3.1Per 100,000 female population
105Republic of The Gambia3.1Per 100,000 female population
106Zambia3.1Per 100,000 female population
107Ethiopia3.1Per 100,000 female population
108Mauritius3.1Per 100,000 female population
109Chad3.0Per 100,000 female population
110Slovakia3.0Per 100,000 female population
111Senegal3.0Per 100,000 female population
112Niger3.0Per 100,000 female population
113Malawi2.9Per 100,000 female population
114Yemen2.8Per 100,000 female population
115Guatemala2.8Per 100,000 female population
116Costa Rica2.8Per 100,000 female population
117Mali2.8Per 100,000 female population
118Cambodia2.7Per 100,000 female population
119United Republic of Tanzania2.7Per 100,000 female population
120Libya2.7Per 100,000 female population
121Ecuador2.6Per 100,000 female population
122Mexico2.6Per 100,000 female population
123Cote d'Ivoire2.6Per 100,000 female population
124Lao People's Democratic Republic2.6Per 100,000 female population
125Kenya2.5Per 100,000 female population
126Israel2.5Per 100,000 female population
127Morocco2.4Per 100,000 female population
128Sudan2.4Per 100,000 female population
129Gabon2.4Per 100,000 female population
130Afghanistan2.4Per 100,000 female population
131Bolivia2.4Per 100,000 female population
132Ghana2.3Per 100,000 female population
133Albania2.3Per 100,000 female population
134Islamic Republic of Iran2.3Per 100,000 female population
135Timor-Leste2.3Per 100,000 female population
136Uganda2.3Per 100,000 female population
137Cyprus2.2Per 100,000 female population
138Malaysia2.2Per 100,000 female population
139Colombia2.1Per 100,000 female population
140Venezuela2.0Per 100,000 female population
141Bangladesh2.0Per 100,000 female population
142Puerto Rico1.9Per 100,000 female population
143Philippines1.8Per 100,000 female population
144Seychelles1.7Per 100,000 female population
145Mauritania1.7Per 100,000 female population
146Nicaragua1.7Per 100,000 female population
147Greece1.6Per 100,000 female population
148Nigeria1.5Per 100,000 female population
149Iraq1.5Per 100,000 female population
150Dominican Republic1.5Per 100,000 female population
151Belize1.5Per 100,000 female population
152Bahrain1.5Per 100,000 female population
153Papua New Guinea1.4Per 100,000 female population
154Tajikistan1.3Per 100,000 female population
155Algeria1.3Per 100,000 female population
156Georgia1.3Per 100,000 female population
157Saint Lucia1.3Per 100,000 female population
158Antigua and Barbuda1.3Per 100,000 female population
159Tunisia1.2Per 100,000 female population
160Türkiye1.1Per 100,000 female population
161Barbados1.0Per 100,000 female population
162Myanmar1.0Per 100,000 female population
163Panama1.0Per 100,000 female population
164Armenia1.0Per 100,000 female population
165Honduras1.0Per 100,000 female population
166Indonesia0.9Per 100,000 female population
167Bahamas0.8Per 100,000 female population
168Azerbaijan0.8Per 100,000 female population
169Peru0.8Per 100,000 female population
170Qatar0.8Per 100,000 female population
171Grenada0.7Per 100,000 female population
172Saudi Arabia0.7Per 100,000 female population
173Brunei Darussalam0.6Per 100,000 female population
174Lebanon0.6Per 100,000 female population
175Sao Tome and Principe0.4Per 100,000 female population
176Jamaica0.4Per 100,000 female population
177United Arab Emirates0.4Per 100,000 female population
178Kuwait0.3Per 100,000 female population
179Egypt0.3Per 100,000 female population
180Maldives0.3Per 100,000 female population
181Jordan0.3Per 100,000 female population
182Syrian Arab Republic0.3Per 100,000 female population
183State of Palestine0.2Per 100,000 female population
184Oman0.2Per 100,000 female population
185Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.0Per 100,000 female population
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Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2021).

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