Suicides - Country rankings
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Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 population, 2019:
The average for 2019 based on 27 countries was 12.67 suicides per 100,000 people. The highest value was in Lithuania: 26.1 suicides per 100,000 people and the lowest value was in Cyprus: 3.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | 26.1 | 1 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Latvia | 20.1 | 2 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Slovenia | 19.8 | 3 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Belgium | 18.3 | 4 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Hungary | 16.6 | 5 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Croatia | 16.4 | 6 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Finland | 15.3 | 7 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Estonia | 14.9 | 8 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Sweden | 14.7 | 9 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Austria | 14.6 | 10 | 2000 - 2019 |
| France | 13.8 | 11 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Germany | 12.3 | 12 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Czechia | 12.2 | 13 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Slovakia | 12.1 | 14 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Netherlands | 11.8 | 15 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Portugal | 11.5 | 16 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Luxembourg | 11.3 | 17 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Poland | 11.3 | 18 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Denmark | 10.7 | 19 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Bulgaria | 9.7 | 20 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Romania | 9.7 | 21 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Ireland | 9.6 | 22 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Spain | 7.7 | 23 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Italy | 6.7 | 24 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Malta | 6.1 | 25 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Greece | 5.1 | 26 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Cyprus | 3.6 | 27 | 2000 - 2019 |
Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population.
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