How common is suicide?
Suicide rate, 185 countries & territories. Suicide deaths per 100,000 people a year, age-standardised (WHO estimates). Suicide is under-reported in many places, so small gaps say little.
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lowest≥ 2.9 per 100k≥ 4.8 per 100k≥ 7.4 per 100k≥ 9.1 per 100k≥ 11.6 per 100k≥ 14.8 per 100k no data
Source: World Health Organization — Global Health Observatory· 2021
The ranking
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Lesotho 36.7 per 100k 2021 - 2
Eswatini 31.8 per 100k 2021 - 3
Guyana 26.3 per 100k 2021 - 4
Zimbabwe 25.4 per 100k 2021 - 5
Solomon Islands 22.5 per 100k 2021 - 6
Suriname 22.5 per 100k 2021 - 7
Uruguay 22 per 100k 2021 - 8
South Africa 21.1 per 100k 2021 - 9
Micronesia 20.8 per 100k 2021 - 10
South Korea 20.6 per 100k 2021 - 11
Eritrea 20.2 per 100k 2021 - 12
Mongolia 19.8 per 100k 2021 - 13
Mozambique 19 per 100k 2021 - 14
Central African Republic 18.7 per 100k 2021 - 15
Kiribati 18.7 per 100k 2021 - 16
Vanuatu 18.2 per 100k 2021 - 17
Russia 17.9 per 100k 2021 - 18
Ukraine 17 per 100k 2021 - 19
Lithuania 16.8 per 100k 2021 - 20
Cape Verde 16.6 per 100k 2021 - 21
DR Congo 15.8 per 100k 2021 - 22
Burkina Faso 15.4 per 100k 2021 - 23
Thailand 15.4 per 100k 2021 - 24
Somalia 15.3 per 100k 2021 - 25
Kazakhstan 15.2 per 100k 2021 - 26
Togo 15.2 per 100k 2021 - 27
Burundi 14.8 per 100k 2021 - 28
Japan 14.7 per 100k 2021 - 29
Angola 14.6 per 100k 2021 - 30
Belgium 14.3 per 100k 2021 - 31
Samoa 14.3 per 100k 2021 - 32
Malawi 14.2 per 100k 2021 - 33
United States 14.2 per 100k 2021 - 34
Sri Lanka 14 per 100k 2021 - 35
Cameroon 13.8 per 100k 2021 - 36
Rwanda 13.6 per 100k 2021 - 37
South Sudan 13.4 per 100k 2021 - 38
Zambia 13.3 per 100k 2021 - 39
Slovenia 13.2 per 100k 2021 - 40
Ivory Coast 12.7 per 100k 2021 - 41
India 12.6 per 100k 2021 - 42
Finland 12.6 per 100k 2021 - 43
Estonia 12.5 per 100k 2021 - 44
Guinea-Bissau 12.2 per 100k 2021 - 45
Latvia 12 per 100k 2021 - 46
Moldova 11.9 per 100k 2021 - 47
Benin 11.8 per 100k 2021 - 48
France 11.8 per 100k 2021 - 49
Sweden 11.7 per 100k 2021 - 50
Australia 11.7 per 100k 2021