International Suicide Statistics
Over one million people die by suicide worldwide each year.
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The global suicide rate is 16 per 100,000 population.
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On average, one person dies by suicide every 40 seconds somewhere in the world.
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1.8% of worldwide deaths are suicides.
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Global suicide rates have increased 60% in the past 45 years.
Map of International 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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