North Korea: Suicides

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series
 North Korea

Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 population

 Latest value 9.40
 Year 2019
 Measure suicides per 100,000 people
 Data availability 2000 - 2019
 Average 9.54
 Min - Max 8.90 - 10.50
 Source The World Health Organization
The latest value from 2019 is 9.4 suicides per 100,000 people, an increase from 9.3 suicides per 100,000 people in 2018. In comparison, the world average is 9.49 suicides per 100,000 people, based on data from 180 countries. Historically, the average for North Korea from 2000 to 2019 is 9.54 suicides per 100,000 people. The minimum value, 8.9 suicides per 100,000 people, was reached in 2005 while the maximum of 10.5 suicides per 100,000 people was recorded in 2015. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
Select indicator
* indicates monthly or quarterly data series


Recent data
North Korea - Suicides - Recent values chart

Historical series
North Korea - Suicides - historical chart - 2000-2019




Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population.

Selected articles from our guide:

What factors determine the exchange rates

International lending and sovereign debt

All articles



 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Life expectancy 73.58 2022 years
 Life expectancy, female 76.15 2022 years
 Life expectancy, male 70.97 2022 years
 Birth rate 13.06 2022 births per 1000 people
 Death rate 9.35 2022 deaths per 1000 people
 Fertility rate 1.79 2022 births per woman
 Tuberculosis 513.00 2022 cases per 100,000 people
 Diabetes prevalence 8.60 2021 percent
 Prevalence of anemia among children 31.60 2019 percent
 Prevalence of undernourishment 45.50 2021 percent
 Access to drinking water, rural 48.8 2022 percent
 Access to drinking water, urban 77.0 2022 percent
 Suicides 9.40 2019 suicides per 100,000 people
 DPT immunization rate 0 2022 percent
 Hepatitis B immunization rate 0 2022 percent
 Measles immunization rate 0 2022 percent
 Traffic accident deaths 24.20 2019 deaths per 100,000 people
This site uses cookies.
Learn more here


OK