Suicides - Country rankings
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Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 population, 2019:
The average for 2019 based on 47 countries was 9.45 suicides per 100,000 people. The highest value was in Lesotho: 72.4 suicides per 100,000 people and the lowest value was in Sao Tome and Principe: 1.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 72.4 | 1 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Swaziland | 29.4 | 2 | 2000 - 2019 |
| South Africa | 23.5 | 3 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Botswana | 16.1 | 4 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Zimbabwe | 14.1 | 5 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Mozambique | 13.6 | 6 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Cape Verde | 12.9 | 7 | 2000 - 2019 |
| C.A. Republic | 12.3 | 8 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Eritrea | 10.9 | 9 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Namibia | 9.7 | 10 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Mauritius | 9.5 | 11 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 12 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Ivory Coast | 8.9 | 13 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Togo | 8.8 | 14 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Gabon | 8.4 | 15 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Seychelles | 8.1 | 16 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Eq. Guinea | 7.9 | 17 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Somalia | 7.9 | 18 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Benin | 7.8 | 19 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Burkina Faso | 7.5 | 20 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Zambia | 7.3 | 21 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Guinea | 7 | 22 | 2000 - 2019 |
| G.-Bissau | 7 | 23 | 2000 - 2019 |
| DR Congo | 6.7 | 24 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Sierra Leone | 6.7 | 25 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Ghana | 6.6 | 26 | 2000 - 2019 |
| R. of Congo | 6.5 | 27 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Chad | 6.4 | 28 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Burundi | 6.2 | 29 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Angola | 6.1 | 30 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Kenya | 6.1 | 31 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Senegal | 6 | 32 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Rwanda | 5.6 | 33 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Madagascar | 5.5 | 34 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Comoros | 5.4 | 35 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Ethiopia | 5.4 | 36 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Malawi | 5.4 | 37 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Niger | 5.3 | 38 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Gambia | 4.8 | 39 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Uganda | 4.6 | 40 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Liberia | 4.5 | 41 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Tanzania | 4.3 | 42 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Mali | 4.1 | 43 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Sudan | 3.8 | 44 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Nigeria | 3.5 | 45 | 2000 - 2019 |
| Mauritania | 3.1 | 46 | 2000 - 2019 |
| S.T.&Principe | 1.5 | 47 | 2000 - 2019 |
Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population.
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