Suicides - Country rankings
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Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 population, 2019:
The average for 2019 based on 44 countries was 7.13 suicides per 100,000 people. The highest value was in South Korea: 28.6 suicides per 100,000 people and the lowest value was in Jordan: 1.6 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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| Countries | Suicides, 2019 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 28.6 | 1 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Mongolia | 17.9 | 2 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Kazakhstan | 17.6 | 3 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Japan | 15.3 | 4 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Sri Lanka | 14 | 5 | 2000 - 2019 |
| India | 12.7 | 6 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Singapore | 11.2 | 7 | 2000 - 2019 |
| North Korea | 9.4 | 8 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Georgia | 9.2 | 9 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Nepal | 9 | 10 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Bahrain | 8.9 | 11 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Pakistan | 8.9 | 12 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Thailand | 8.8 | 13 | 2000 - 2019 |
| China | 8.1 | 14 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Uzbekistan | 8 | 15 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Vietnam | 7.5 | 16 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 7.4 | 17 | 2000 - 2019 |
| UA Emirates | 6.4 | 18 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Saudi Arabia | 6 | 19 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Qatar | 5.8 | 20 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Yemen | 5.8 | 21 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Malaysia | 5.7 | 22 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Turkmenistan | 5.7 | 23 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Laos | 5.4 | 24 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Israel | 5.3 | 25 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Iran | 5.2 | 26 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Cambodia | 4.9 | 27 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Oman | 4.9 | 28 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Bhutan | 4.6 | 29 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Tajikistan | 4.3 | 30 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Afghanistan | 4.1 | 31 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Azerbaijan | 4.1 | 32 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Bangladesh | 3.7 | 33 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Iraq | 3.6 | 34 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Armenia | 3.3 | 35 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Burma | 2.9 | 36 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Kuwait | 2.9 | 37 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Lebanon | 2.8 | 38 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Brunei | 2.7 | 39 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Maldives | 2.7 | 40 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Indonesia | 2.4 | 41 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Philippines | 2.2 | 42 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Syria | 2 | 43 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Jordan | 1.6 | 44 | 2000 - 2019 |
Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population.
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