Health & Population
Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population)
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.P5 • Data available for 185 countries • Latest year: 2021
In , Lesotho led Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) at 28.66.
The world median across 185 reporting countries was 7.39.
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Distribution — 2021
- Reporting
- 185 countries
- Median
- 7.39
- Mean
- 8.55
- 25th percentile
- 4.24
- 75th percentile
- 11.92
- Range
- 0.41 – 28.66
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 (per 100,000 population) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesotho Sub-Saharan Africa | 28.66 |
| 2 | Korea, Rep. East Asia & Pacific | 27.53 |
| 3 | Eswatini Sub-Saharan Africa | 27.23 |
| 4 | Guyana Latin America & Caribbean | 24.78 |
| 5 | Uruguay Latin America & Caribbean | 24.75 |
| 6 | South Africa Sub-Saharan Africa | 22.30 |
| 7 | Suriname Latin America & Caribbean | 22.26 |
| 8 | Lithuania Europe & Central Asia | 22.12 |
| 9 | Russian Federation Europe & Central Asia | 21.37 |
| 10 | Ukraine Europe & Central Asia | 21.21 |
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View complete rankings →Biggest Movers — Year over Year
Largest increases
- Antigua and Barbuda +89.6%
- Panama +34.3%
- Malaysia +32.6%
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines +28.1%
- Algeria +27.5%
Largest decreases
- Azerbaijan -51.7%
- Seychelles -35.4%
- St. Lucia -28.2%
- United Arab Emirates -28.2%
- Montenegro -25.6%
By Income Group — Average
| Income group | Countries | Mean |
|---|---|---|
| High income | 58 | 10.79 |
| Upper middle income | 50 | 7.97 |
| Lower middle income | 50 | 7.43 |
| Low income | 25 | 6.81 |
| Not classified | 2 | 7.35 |
By Region — Average
| Region | Countries | Mean |
|---|---|---|
| East Asia & Pacific | 26 | 10.27 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 48 | 11.24 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | 32 | 7.25 |
| Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 23 | 3.03 |
| North America | 2 | 12.54 |
| South Asia | 6 | 7.77 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 48 | 8.36 |
Lowest Values — 2021
| # | Country | Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.41 |
| 2 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.59 |
| 3 | Jordan | 0.60 |
| 4 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 0.63 |
| 5 | West Bank and Gaza | 0.65 |
| 6 | Lebanon | 0.70 |
| 7 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.86 |
| 8 | Oman | 0.91 |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 0.95 |
| 10 | Indonesia | 1.20 |
Source: World Bank Open Data (SH.STA.SUIC.P5), CC BY 4.0. Rankings show countries with available data for 2021.