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Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 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
8.5Per 100,000 population
Median: 7.4Per 100,000 population
Countries Covered
185
with available data
Highest
Lesotho
28.7Per 100,000 population
Lowest
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
0.4Per 100,000 population
Top 5 Countries
1Lesotho28.7Per 100,000 population
2South Korea27.5Per 100,000 population
3Eswatini27.2Per 100,000 population
4Guyana24.8Per 100,000 population
5Uruguay24.8Per 100,000 population
By Region
Europe12.8Per 100,000 population(32 countries)
Oceania12.5Per 100,000 population(2 countries)
North America9.2Per 100,000 population(4 countries)
South America8.9Per 100,000 population(7 countries)
Other7.7Per 100,000 population(106 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.4Per 100,000 population)High (28.7Per 100,000 population)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 8.5Per 100,000 population)

Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Other (106)
Asia (25)
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 ↕
1Lesotho28.7Per 100,000 population
2South Korea27.5Per 100,000 population
3Eswatini27.2Per 100,000 population
4Guyana24.8Per 100,000 population
5Uruguay24.8Per 100,000 population
6South Africa22.3Per 100,000 population
7Suriname22.3Per 100,000 population
8Lithuania22.1Per 100,000 population
9Russian Federation21.4Per 100,000 population
10Ukraine21.2Per 100,000 population
11Micronesia, Federated States of19.8Per 100,000 population
12Solomon Islands19.6Per 100,000 population
13Slovenia18.9Per 100,000 population
14Mongolia18.5Per 100,000 population
15Belgium18.4Per 100,000 population
16Kiribati17.5Per 100,000 population
17Japan17.4Per 100,000 population
18Zimbabwe17.3Per 100,000 population
19Thailand16.6Per 100,000 population
20France16.6Per 100,000 population
21Hungary16.5Per 100,000 population
22Vanuatu15.7Per 100,000 population
23Croatia15.7Per 100,000 population
24United States of America15.6Per 100,000 population
25Belarus15.6Per 100,000 population
26Latvia15.2Per 100,000 population
27Serbia15.1Per 100,000 population
28Estonia14.9Per 100,000 population
29Cape Verde14.9Per 100,000 population
30Sri Lanka14.7Per 100,000 population
31Kazakhstan14.6Per 100,000 population
32Finland14.6Per 100,000 population
33Austria14.5Per 100,000 population
34Moldova, Republic of14.1Per 100,000 population
35Switzerland14.0Per 100,000 population
36Sweden13.8Per 100,000 population
37Cuba13.8Per 100,000 population
38Poland13.7Per 100,000 population
39Trinidad and Tobago13.3Per 100,000 population
40Czech Republic13.3Per 100,000 population
41Eritrea13.2Per 100,000 population
42Norway13.2Per 100,000 population
43Australia13.1Per 100,000 population
44Germany12.9Per 100,000 population
45India12.6Per 100,000 population
46Samoa12.0Per 100,000 population
47New Zealand11.9Per 100,000 population
48Iceland11.9Per 100,000 population
49Portugal11.5Per 100,000 population
50Netherlands11.5Per 100,000 population
51Montenegro11.3Per 100,000 population
52Mozambique10.6Per 100,000 population
53Mauritius10.5Per 100,000 population
54Denmark10.5Per 100,000 population
55Nepal10.1Per 100,000 population
56Slovakia9.9Per 100,000 population
57Romania9.6Per 100,000 population
58United Kingdom9.6Per 100,000 population
59Bulgaria9.5Per 100,000 population
60Canada9.4Per 100,000 population
61Togo9.3Per 100,000 population
62North Korea9.3Per 100,000 population
63Central African Republic9.2Per 100,000 population
64Bosnia and Herzegovina9.0Per 100,000 population
65People's Republic of China9.0Per 100,000 population
66Democratic Republic of the Congo8.8Per 100,000 population
67Spain8.7Per 100,000 population
68Rwanda8.7Per 100,000 population
69Venezuela8.6Per 100,000 population
70Namibia8.6Per 100,000 population
71Ireland8.6Per 100,000 population
72Cameroon8.5Per 100,000 population
73Burkina Faso8.5Per 100,000 population
74Botswana8.4Per 100,000 population
75Uzbekistan8.3Per 100,000 population
76Fiji8.3Per 100,000 population
77Luxembourg8.2Per 100,000 population
78Angola8.1Per 100,000 population
79Singapore8.1Per 100,000 population
80Costa Rica8.1Per 100,000 population
81Djibouti8.0Per 100,000 population
82Somalia8.0Per 100,000 population
83Argentina7.9Per 100,000 population
84South Sudan7.9Per 100,000 population
85Haiti7.8Per 100,000 population
86Chile7.7Per 100,000 population
87Guinea-Bissau7.7Per 100,000 population
88Burundi7.7Per 100,000 population
89El Salvador7.6Per 100,000 population
90Brazil7.6Per 100,000 population
91Malawi7.6Per 100,000 population
92Ecuador7.6Per 100,000 population
93Cote d'Ivoire7.4Per 100,000 population
94Gabon7.3Per 100,000 population
95Vietnam7.3Per 100,000 population
96Zambia7.1Per 100,000 population
97Benin7.1Per 100,000 population
98Equatorial Guinea7.0Per 100,000 population
99Italy7.0Per 100,000 population
100Mexico7.0Per 100,000 population
101Turkmenistan6.8Per 100,000 population
102Kyrgyzstan6.8Per 100,000 population
103Senegal6.8Per 100,000 population
104Republic of the Congo6.7Per 100,000 population
105Malta6.5Per 100,000 population
106Paraguay6.4Per 100,000 population
107Sierra Leone6.1Per 100,000 population
108Madagascar6.1Per 100,000 population
109Ethiopia6.1Per 100,000 population
110Comoros6.0Per 100,000 population
111Liberia6.0Per 100,000 population
112The Republic of North Macedonia5.8Per 100,000 population
113Malaysia5.7Per 100,000 population
114Pakistan5.6Per 100,000 population
115Uganda5.5Per 100,000 population
116Puerto Rico5.4Per 100,000 population
117Ghana5.3Per 100,000 population
118Saint Lucia5.3Per 100,000 population
119Chad5.2Per 100,000 population
120Georgia5.1Per 100,000 population
121United Republic of Tanzania5.1Per 100,000 population
122Libya5.0Per 100,000 population
123Nigeria5.0Per 100,000 population
124Colombia5.0Per 100,000 population
125Guatemala4.9Per 100,000 population
126Bhutan4.9Per 100,000 population
127Guinea4.8Per 100,000 population
128Republic of The Gambia4.8Per 100,000 population
129Tonga4.7Per 100,000 population
130Qatar4.7Per 100,000 population
131Greece4.7Per 100,000 population
132Bahrain4.7Per 100,000 population
133Kenya4.6Per 100,000 population
134Lao People's Democratic Republic4.6Per 100,000 population
135Cambodia4.5Per 100,000 population
136Niger4.5Per 100,000 population
137Israel4.4Per 100,000 population
138Seychelles4.3Per 100,000 population
139Nicaragua4.2Per 100,000 population
140Yemen4.2Per 100,000 population
141Dominican Republic4.2Per 100,000 population
142Bolivia4.2Per 100,000 population
143Belize4.2Per 100,000 population
144Mali4.2Per 100,000 population
145Islamic Republic of Iran4.1Per 100,000 population
146Afghanistan3.6Per 100,000 population
147Timor-Leste3.6Per 100,000 population
148Barbados3.5Per 100,000 population
149Philippines3.5Per 100,000 population
150Panama3.3Per 100,000 population
151Bahamas3.3Per 100,000 population
152Sudan3.2Per 100,000 population
153Brunei Darussalam3.1Per 100,000 population
154Cyprus3.0Per 100,000 population
155Honduras3.0Per 100,000 population
156Iraq3.0Per 100,000 population
157Morocco2.9Per 100,000 population
158Myanmar2.9Per 100,000 population
159Bangladesh2.8Per 100,000 population
160Albania2.8Per 100,000 population
161Mauritania2.7Per 100,000 population
162Türkiye2.7Per 100,000 population
163Armenia2.5Per 100,000 population
164Tajikistan2.4Per 100,000 population
165Kuwait2.3Per 100,000 population
166Algeria2.2Per 100,000 population
167Tunisia1.8Per 100,000 population
168Papua New Guinea1.8Per 100,000 population
169United Arab Emirates1.7Per 100,000 population
170Jamaica1.7Per 100,000 population
171Azerbaijan1.6Per 100,000 population
172Peru1.5Per 100,000 population
173Maldives1.5Per 100,000 population
174Antigua and Barbuda1.5Per 100,000 population
175Grenada1.3Per 100,000 population
176Indonesia1.2Per 100,000 population
177Saudi Arabia1.0Per 100,000 population
178Oman0.9Per 100,000 population
179Sao Tome and Principe0.9Per 100,000 population
180Lebanon0.7Per 100,000 population
181State of Palestine0.7Per 100,000 population
182Egypt0.6Per 100,000 population
183Jordan0.6Per 100,000 population
184Syrian Arab Republic0.6Per 100,000 population
185Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.4Per 100,000 population
Showing 185 of 185 countries

Topics

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Data Source

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

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