Which country has the highest Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population)?

In 2021, Korea, Rep. had the highest Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) of any country with reported data from the World Bank.

Which country has the lowest Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population)?

In 2021, St. Vincent and the Grenadines had the lowest Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) among countries with reported data.

Health & Population

Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population)

Name: Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) by Country
Creator: World Bank
License: https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/public-licenses#cc-by

Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

World Bank code: SH.STA.SUIC.FE.P5 • Data available for 185 countries • Latest year: 2021

In 2021, Korea, Rep. led Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) at 16.94.

The world median across 185 reporting countries was 3.49.

What this measures: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

How "Health & Population" indicators are measured

Health and population indicators come from national vital-registration systems, demographic and health surveys, and modeling by the UN Population Division and WHO. Mortality and morbidity estimates are often modeled rather than directly observed in lower-capacity statistical systems, which means some figures are interpolations between survey years. Life expectancy is a "period" measure based on current age-specific mortality, not a forecast of how long someone born today will actually live.

Distribution — 2021

Reporting: 185 countries
Median: 3.49
Mean: 4.18
25th percentile: 2.09
75th percentile: 5.75
Range: 0.00 – 16.94

World at a Glance — 2021

Every reporting country, grouped by region, shaded by value (quintile).

Lighter = lower value · Darker = higher value. Hover a cell to see the country and value.

Highest Values — 2021

#	Country	Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population)
1	Korea, Rep. East Asia & Pacific	16.94
2	Lesotho Sub-Saharan Africa	16.63
3	Suriname Latin America & Caribbean	14.03
4	Zimbabwe Sub-Saharan Africa	11.71
5	Japan East Asia & Pacific	11.54
6	India South Asia	11.23
7	Belgium Europe & Central Asia	10.69
8	Uruguay Latin America & Caribbean	10.53
9	Guyana Latin America & Caribbean	10.35
10	Eswatini Sub-Saharan Africa	10.10

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Biggest Movers — Year over Year

Largest increases

Armenia +63.3%
Antigua and Barbuda +58.0%
North Macedonia +52.2%
Eswatini +40.1%
Panama +39.4%

Largest decreases

Maldives -25.6%
Latvia -25.1%
Georgia -22.8%
Estonia -22.7%
Canada -22.6%

By Income Group — Average

Income group	Countries	Mean
High income	58	5.17
Upper middle income	50	3.56
Lower middle income	50	3.89
Low income	25	3.86
Not classified	2	2.54

By Region — Average

Region	Countries	Mean
East Asia & Pacific	26	5.28
Europe & Central Asia	48	5.36
Latin America & Caribbean	32	3.10
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	23	1.68
North America	2	5.61
South Asia	6	5.00
Sub-Saharan Africa	48	4.17

Lowest Values — 2021

#	Country	Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population)
1	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	0.00
2	Oman	0.21
3	West Bank and Gaza	0.23
4	Syrian Arab Republic	0.26
5	Jordan	0.29
6	Maldives	0.32
7	Egypt, Arab Rep.	0.33
8	Kuwait	0.34
9	United Arab Emirates	0.36
10	Jamaica	0.42

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Source: World Bank Open Data (SH.STA.SUIC.FE.P5), CC BY 4.0. Rankings show countries with available data for 2021.