Suicides - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 population, 2019 - Country rankings:

The average for 2019 based on 180 countries was 9.49 suicides per 100,000 people.The highest value was in Lesotho: 72.4 suicides per 100,000 people and the lowest value was in Antigua and Barbuda: 0.4 suicides per 100,000 people. The indicator is available from 2000 to 2019. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: suicides per 100,000 people; Source: The World Health Organization
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* indicates monthly or quarterly data series


Countries Suicides, 2019 Global rank Available data
Lesotho 72.4 1 2000 - 2019
Guyana 40.3 2 2000 - 2019
Swaziland 29.4 3 2000 - 2019
South Korea 28.6 4 2000 - 2019
Kiribati 28.3 5 2000 - 2019
Micronesia 28.2 6 2000 - 2019
Lithuania 26.1 7 2000 - 2019
Suriname 25.4 8 2000 - 2019
Russia 25.1 9 2000 - 2019
South Africa 23.5 10 2000 - 2019
Ukraine 21.6 11 2000 - 2019
Belarus 21.2 12 2000 - 2019
Uruguay 21.2 13 2000 - 2019
Montenegro 21 14 2000 - 2019
Latvia 20.1 15 2000 - 2019
Slovenia 19.8 16 2000 - 2019
Belgium 18.3 17 2000 - 2019
Vanuatu 18 18 2000 - 2019
Mongolia 17.9 19 2000 - 2019
Kazakhstan 17.6 20 2000 - 2019
Hungary 16.6 21 2000 - 2019
Croatia 16.4 22 2000 - 2019
Botswana 16.1 23 2000 - 2019
USA 16.1 24 2000 - 2019
Finland 15.3 25 2000 - 2019
Japan 15.3 26 2000 - 2019
Estonia 14.9 27 2000 - 2019
Moldova 14.7 28 2000 - 2019
Solomon Isl. 14.7 29 2000 - 2019
Sweden 14.7 30 2000 - 2019
Austria 14.6 31 2000 - 2019
Switzerland 14.5 32 2000 - 2019
Zimbabwe 14.1 33 2000 - 2019
Sri Lanka 14 34 2000 - 2019
France 13.8 35 2000 - 2019
Mozambique 13.6 36 2000 - 2019
Cape Verde 12.9 37 2000 - 2019
India 12.7 38 2000 - 2019
Samoa 12.6 39 2000 - 2019
Australia 12.5 40 2000 - 2019
C.A. Republic 12.3 41 2000 - 2019
Germany 12.3 42 2000 - 2019
Czechia 12.2 43 2000 - 2019
Slovakia 12.1 44 2000 - 2019
Iceland 11.9 45 2000 - 2019
Canada 11.8 46 2000 - 2019
Netherlands 11.8 47 2000 - 2019
Norway 11.8 48 2000 - 2019
Portugal 11.5 49 2000 - 2019
Serbia 11.4 50 2000 - 2019
Luxembourg 11.3 51 2000 - 2019
Poland 11.3 52 2000 - 2019
Singapore 11.2 53 2000 - 2019
New Zealand 11 54 2000 - 2019
Bosnia & Herz. 10.9 55 2000 - 2019
Eritrea 10.9 56 2000 - 2019
Denmark 10.7 57 2000 - 2019
Bulgaria 9.7 58 2000 - 2019
Namibia 9.7 59 2000 - 2019
Romania 9.7 60 2000 - 2019
Djibouti 9.6 61 2000 - 2019
Haiti 9.6 62 2000 - 2019
Ireland 9.6 63 2000 - 2019
Mauritius 9.5 64 2000 - 2019
North Korea 9.4 65 2000 - 2019
North Macedonia 9.4 66 2000 - 2019
Georgia 9.2 67 2000 - 2019
Cameroon 9 68 2000 - 2019
Chile 9 69 2000 - 2019
Fiji 9 70 2000 - 2019
Nepal 9 71 2000 - 2019
Bahrain 8.9 72 2000 - 2019
Ivory Coast 8.9 73 2000 - 2019
Pakistan 8.9 74 2000 - 2019
Thailand 8.8 75 2000 - 2019
Togo 8.8 76 2000 - 2019
Tr.&Tobago 8.7 77 2000 - 2019
Argentina 8.4 78 2000 - 2019
Gabon 8.4 79 2000 - 2019
China 8.1 80 2000 - 2019
Costa Rica 8.1 81 2000 - 2019
Seychelles 8.1 82 2000 - 2019
Uzbekistan 8 83 2000 - 2019
Eq. Guinea 7.9 84 2000 - 2019
Saint Lucia 7.9 85 2000 - 2019
Somalia 7.9 86 2000 - 2019
UK 7.9 87 2000 - 2019
Benin 7.8 88 2000 - 2019
Spain 7.7 89 2000 - 2019
Ecuador 7.6 90 2000 - 2019
Burkina Faso 7.5 91 2000 - 2019
Vietnam 7.5 92 2000 - 2019
Kyrgyzstan 7.4 93 2000 - 2019
Zambia 7.3 94 2000 - 2019
Morocco 7.2 95 2000 - 2019
Belize 7.1 96 2000 - 2019
Guinea 7 97 2000 - 2019
G.-Bissau 7 98 2000 - 2019
Brazil 6.9 99 2000 - 2019
DR Congo 6.7 100 2000 - 2019
Italy 6.7 101 2000 - 2019
Sierra Leone 6.7 102 2000 - 2019
Ghana 6.6 103 2000 - 2019
R. of Congo 6.5 104 2000 - 2019
Chad 6.4 105 2000 - 2019
UA Emirates 6.4 106 2000 - 2019
Bolivia 6.2 107 2000 - 2019
Burundi 6.2 108 2000 - 2019
Angola 6.1 109 2000 - 2019
El Salvador 6.1 110 2000 - 2019
Kenya 6.1 111 2000 - 2019
Malta 6.1 112 2000 - 2019
Paraguay 6 113 2000 - 2019
Saudi Arabia 6 114 2000 - 2019
Senegal 6 115 2000 - 2019
Guatemala 5.9 116 2000 - 2019
Qatar 5.8 117 2000 - 2019
Yemen 5.8 118 2000 - 2019
Malaysia 5.7 119 2000 - 2019
Turkmenistan 5.7 120 2000 - 2019
Rwanda 5.6 121 2000 - 2019
Madagascar 5.5 122 2000 - 2019
Comoros 5.4 123 2000 - 2019
Ethiopia 5.4 124 2000 - 2019
Laos 5.4 125 2000 - 2019
Malawi 5.4 126 2000 - 2019
Israel 5.3 127 2000 - 2019
Mexico 5.3 128 2000 - 2019
Niger 5.3 129 2000 - 2019
Iran 5.2 130 2000 - 2019
Greece 5.1 131 2000 - 2019
Cambodia 4.9 132 2000 - 2019
Domin. Rep. 4.9 133 2000 - 2019
Oman 4.9 134 2000 - 2019
Gambia 4.8 135 2000 - 2019
Bhutan 4.6 136 2000 - 2019
Uganda 4.6 137 2000 - 2019
Liberia 4.5 138 2000 - 2019
Libya 4.5 139 2000 - 2019
Nicaragua 4.4 140 2000 - 2019
Albania 4.3 141 2000 - 2019
Tajikistan 4.3 142 2000 - 2019
Tanzania 4.3 143 2000 - 2019
Afghanistan 4.1 144 2000 - 2019
Azerbaijan 4.1 145 2000 - 2019
Mali 4.1 146 2000 - 2019
Colombia 3.9 147 2000 - 2019
Sudan 3.8 148 2000 - 2019
Tonga 3.8 149 2000 - 2019
Bangladesh 3.7 150 2000 - 2019
Cyprus 3.6 151 2000 - 2019
Iraq 3.6 152 2000 - 2019
Bahamas 3.5 153 2000 - 2019
Nigeria 3.5 154 2000 - 2019
Armenia 3.3 155 2000 - 2019
Tunisia 3.3 156 2000 - 2019
Mauritania 3.1 157 2000 - 2019
Egypt 3 158 2000 - 2019
Papua N.G. 3 159 2000 - 2019
Burma 2.9 160 2000 - 2019
Kuwait 2.9 161 2000 - 2019
Panama 2.9 162 2000 - 2019
Lebanon 2.8 163 2000 - 2019
Peru 2.8 164 2000 - 2019
Brunei 2.7 165 2000 - 2019
Maldives 2.7 166 2000 - 2019
Algeria 2.5 167 2000 - 2019
Indonesia 2.4 168 2000 - 2019
Jamaica 2.4 169 2000 - 2019
Turkey 2.4 170 2000 - 2019
Philippines 2.2 171 2000 - 2019
Honduras 2.1 172 2000 - 2019
Venezuela 2.1 173 2000 - 2019
Syria 2 174 2000 - 2019
Jordan 1.6 175 2000 - 2019
S.T.&Principe 1.5 176 2000 - 2019
St. Vincent & ... 1 177 2000 - 2019
Grenada 0.7 178 2000 - 2019
Barbados 0.6 179 2000 - 2019
Ant.& Barb. 0.4 180 2000 - 2019


Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population.
1. Lesotho
2. Guyana
3. Swaziland
4. South Korea
5. Kiribati
6. Micronesia
7. Lithuania
8. Suriname
9. Russia
10. South Africa
11. Ukraine
12. Belarus
13. Uruguay
14. Montenegro
15. Latvia
16. Slovenia
17. Belgium
18. Vanuatu
19. Mongolia
20. Kazakhstan
21. Hungary
22. Croatia
23. Botswana
24. USA
25. Finland
26. Japan
27. Estonia
28. Moldova
29. Solomon Isl.
30. Sweden
31. Austria
32. Switzerland
33. Zimbabwe
34. Sri Lanka
35. France
36. Mozambique
37. Cape Verde
38. India
39. Samoa
40. Australia
41. C.A. Republic
42. Germany
43. Czechia
44. Slovakia
45. Iceland
46. Canada
47. Netherlands
48. Norway
49. Portugal
50. Serbia
51. Luxembourg
52. Poland
53. Singapore
54. New Zealand
55. Bosnia & Herz.
56. Eritrea
57. Denmark
58. Bulgaria
59. Namibia
60. Romania
61. Djibouti
62. Haiti
63. Ireland
64. Mauritius
65. North Korea
66. North Macedonia
67. Georgia
68. Cameroon
69. Chile
70. Fiji
71. Nepal
72. Bahrain
73. Ivory Coast
74. Pakistan
75. Thailand
76. Togo
77. Tr.&Tobago
78. Argentina
79. Gabon
80. China
81. Costa Rica
82. Seychelles
83. Uzbekistan
84. Eq. Guinea
85. Saint Lucia
86. Somalia
87. UK
88. Benin
89. Spain
90. Ecuador
91. Burkina Faso
92. Vietnam
93. Kyrgyzstan
94. Zambia
95. Morocco
96. Belize
97. Guinea
98. G.-Bissau
99. Brazil
100. DR Congo
101. Italy
102. Sierra Leone
103. Ghana
104. R. of Congo
105. Chad
106. UA Emirates
107. Bolivia
108. Burundi
109. Angola
110. El Salvador
111. Kenya
112. Malta
113. Paraguay
114. Saudi Arabia
115. Senegal
116. Guatemala
117. Qatar
118. Yemen
119. Malaysia
120. Turkmenistan
121. Rwanda
122. Madagascar
123. Comoros
124. Ethiopia
125. Laos
126. Malawi
127. Israel
128. Mexico
129. Niger
130. Iran
131. Greece
132. Cambodia
133. Domin. Rep.
134. Oman
135. Gambia
136. Bhutan
137. Uganda
138. Liberia
139. Libya
140. Nicaragua
141. Albania
142. Tajikistan
143. Tanzania
144. Afghanistan
145. Azerbaijan
146. Mali
147. Colombia
148. Sudan
149. Tonga
150. Bangladesh
151. Cyprus
152. Iraq
153. Bahamas
154. Nigeria
155. Armenia
156. Tunisia
157. Mauritania
158. Egypt
159. Papua N.G.
160. Burma
161. Kuwait
162. Panama
163. Lebanon
164. Peru
165. Brunei
166. Maldives
167. Algeria
168. Indonesia
169. Jamaica
170. Turkey
171. Philippines
172. Honduras
173. Venezuela
174. Syria
175. Jordan
176. S.T.&Principe
177. St. Vincent & ...
178. Grenada
179. Barbados
180. Ant.& Barb.
72.40
40.30
29.40
28.60
28.30
28.20
26.10
25.40
25.10
23.50
21.60
21.20
21.20
21.00
20.10
19.80
18.30
18.00
17.90
17.60
16.60
16.40
16.10
16.10
15.30
15.30
14.90
14.70
14.70
14.70
14.60
14.50
14.10
14.00
13.80
13.60
12.90
12.70
12.60
12.50
12.30
12.30
12.20
12.10
11.90
11.80
11.80
11.80
11.50
11.40
11.30
11.30
11.20
11.00
10.90
10.90
10.70
9.70
9.70
9.70
9.60
9.60
9.60
9.50
9.40
9.40
9.20
9.00
9.00
9.00
9.00
8.90
8.90
8.90
8.80
8.80
8.70
8.40
8.40
8.10
8.10
8.10
8.00
7.90
7.90
7.90
7.90
7.80
7.70
7.60
7.50
7.50
7.40
7.30
7.20
7.10
7.00
7.00
6.90
6.70
6.70
6.70
6.60
6.50
6.40
6.40
6.20
6.20
6.10
6.10
6.10
6.10
6.00
6.00
6.00
5.90
5.80
5.80
5.70
5.70
5.60
5.50
5.40
5.40
5.40
5.40
5.30
5.30
5.30
5.20
5.10
4.90
4.90
4.90
4.80
4.60
4.60
4.50
4.50
4.40
4.30
4.30
4.30
4.10
4.10
4.10
3.90
3.80
3.80
3.70
3.60
3.60
3.50
3.50
3.30
3.30
3.10
3.00
3.00
2.90
2.90
2.90
2.80
2.80
2.70
2.70
2.50
2.40
2.40
2.40
2.20
2.10
2.10
2.00
1.60
1.50
1.00
0.70
0.60
0.40
0
18.1
36.2
54.3
72.4
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