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International Suicide Statistics


  • Over one million people die by suicide worldwide each year.

  • The global suicide rate is 16 per 100,000 population.

  • On average, one person dies by suicide every 40 seconds somewhere in the world.

  • 1.8% of worldwide deaths are suicides.

  • Global suicide rates have increased 60% in the past 45 years.


    Map of International Suicide Rates:

Map of Suicide Rates


International Suicide Rates
(per 100,000 population/per year)
Rank
Country
Males
Females
Total
Year
1
Lithuania
70.1
14.0
40.2
2004
2
Belarus
63.3
10.3
35.1
2003
3
Russia
61.6
10.7
34.3
2004
4
Kazakhstan
51.0
8.9
29.2
2003
5
Hungary
44.9
12.0
27.7
2003
6
Guyana
42.5
12.1
27.2
2003
7
Slovenia
37.9
13.9
25.6
2004
8
Latvia
42.9
8.5
24.3
2004
9
Japan
35.6
12.8
24.0
2004
10
South Korea
32.5
15.0
23.8
2004
11
Ukraine
43.0
7.3
23.8
2004
12
People's Republic of China
(selected rural areas)
20.4
24.7
22.5
1999
13
Sri Lanka
N/A
N/A
21.6
1996
14
Belgium
31.2
11.4
21.1
1997
15
Estonia
35.5
7.3
20.3
2005
16
Finland
31.7
9.4
20.3
2004
17
Croatia
30.2
9.8
19.6
2004
-
Serbia and Montenegro
28.8
10.4
19.3
2002
-
Hong Kong
25.2
12.4
18.6
2004
18
France
27.5
9.1
18.0
2003
19
Switzerland
23.7
11.3
17.4
2004
20
Austria
26.1
8.2
16.9
2005
21
Moldova
29.3
5.2
16.7
2004
22
Poland
27.9
4.6
15.9
2004
23
Czech Republic
25.9
5.7
15.5
2004
24
Uruguay
24.5
6.4
15.1
2001
25
Luxembourg
21.9
7.4
14.6
2004
26
People's Republic of China (selected rural and urban areas)
13.0
14.8
13.9
1999
27
Denmark
19.2
8.1
13.6
2001
28
Cuba
20.3
6.6
13.5
2004
29
Slovakia
23.6
3.6
13.3
2002
30
Seychelles
N/A
N/Ay
13.2
1998
31
Sweden
19.5
7.1
13.2
2002
32
Bulgaria
19.7
6.7
13.0
2004
33
Germany
19.7
6.6
13.0
2004
34
Trinidad and Tobago
20.9
4.9
12.8
2000
35
Romania
21.5
4.0
12.5
2004
36
Suriname
17.8
6.4
12.1
2000
37
Iceland
17.7
6.2
12.0
2004
38
New Zealand
19.8
4.2
11.9
2000
39
Bosnia and Herzegovina
20.3
3.3
11.8
1991
40
Canada
18.3
5.0
11.6
2002
41
Norway
15.8
7.3
11.5
2004
42
Portugal
17.5
4.9
11.0
2003
43
United States
17.9
4.2
11.0
2002
44
Australia
17.1
4.7
10.8
2003
45
India
12.8
8.0
10.5
2002
46
Chile
17.8
3.1
10.4
2003
47
Singapore
12.5
7.6
10.1
2003
48
Ireland
16.3
3.2
9.7
2005
49
Netherlands
12.7
6.0
9.3
2004
50
Kyrgyzstan
15.0
3.0
8.9
2004
51
Argentina
14.1
3.5
8.7
2003
52
Turkmenistan
13.8
3.5
8.6
1998
53
Spain
12.6
3.9
8.2
2004
54
El Salvador
12.2
4.2
8.1
2003
55
Mauritius
12.7
3.6
8.1
2004
56
Zimbabwe
10.6
5.2
7.9
1990
57
Thailand
12.0
3.8
7.8
2002
58
Saint Lucia
10.4
5.0
7.7
2002
59
Belize
13.4
1.6
7.6
2001
60
Nicaragua
11.0
3.7
7.3
2003
61
Italy
11.4
3.1
7.1
2002
62
United Kingdom
10.8
3.3
7.0
2004
63
Costa Rica
12.1
1.6
6.9
2004
64
Republic of Macedonia
9.5
4.0
6.8
2003
65
People's Republic of China
6.7
6.6
6.7
1999
66
Panama
11.1
1.4
6.3
2003
67
Israel
10.4
2.1
6.2
2003
-
Puerto Rico
10.9
1.8
6.2
2002
68
Ecuador
8.6
3.7
6.1
2004
69
Malta
7.0
4.9
6.0
2004
70
Uzbekistan
8.1
3.0
5.5
2003
71
Colombia
8.2
2.4
5.3
1999
72
Venezuela
8.4
1.8
5.1
2002
73
Brazil
6.8
1.9
4.3
2002
74
Albania
4.7
3.3
4.0
2003
75
Mexico
6.7
1.3
4.0
2003
76
The Bahamas
6.0
1.3
3.6
2000
77
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
6.8
0.0
3.4
2003
78
Greece
5.2
1.2
3.2
2004
79
Bahrain
4.9
0.5
3.1
1988
80
Paraguay
4.5
1.6
3.1
2003
81
Tajikistan
2.9
2.3
2.6
2001
82
Georgia
3.4
1.1
2.2
2001
83
Guatemala
3.4
0.9
2.1
2003
84
Philippines
2.5
1.7
2.1
1993
85
Kuwait
2.5
1.4
2.0
2002
86
Armenia
3.2
0.5
1.8
2003
87
Dominican Republic
2.9
0.6
1.8
2001
88
Azerbaijan
1.8
0.5
1.1
2002
89
Peru
1.1
0.6
0.9
2000
90
São Tomé and Príncipe
0.0
1.8
0.9
1987
91
Barbados
1.4
0.0
0.7
2001
92
Iran
0.3
0.1
0.2
1991
93
Jamaica
0.3
0.0
0.1
1990
94
Syria
0.2
0.0
0.1
1985
95
Antigua and Barbuda
0.0
0.0
0.0
1995
96
Egypt
0.1
0.0
0.0
1987
97
Haiti
0.0
0.0
0.0
2003
98
Honduras
0.0
0.0
0.0
1978
99
Jordan
0.0
0.0
0.0
1979
100
Saint Kitts and Nevis
0.0
0.0
0.0
1995

Data Source: World Health Organization

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