Benchmark · Life & death

Suicide rate by country

Deaths by suicide for every 100,000 people.

In per 100,000 people. The latest year differs by country, so compare the year too.

Source: WHO Global Health Observatory, Suicide rate (per 100,000 people). Retrieved 12 Nov 2026.

All countries, highest first

Per 100,000 people, latest year for each.

Chart and every country
  1. 1RussiaEurope · 202321.8
  2. 2FranceEurope · 202316.5
  3. 3JapanAPAC · 202316.5
  4. 4South AfricaAfrica · 202315.3
  5. 5IndiaAPAC · 202314.0
  6. 6NepalAPAC · 202314.0
  7. 7USNorth America · 202314.0
  8. 8New ZealandAPAC · 202313.4
  9. 9AustraliaAPAC · 202313.2
  10. 10GermanyEurope · 202313.1
  11. 11ThailandAPAC · 202310.3
  12. 12UKEurope · 202310.1
  13. 13MalawiAfrica · 20239.2
  14. 14CanadaNorth America · 20239.1
  15. 15ZambiaAfrica · 20238.9
  16. 16BrazilLatin America · 20238.8
  17. 17MexicoLatin America · 20238.8
  18. 18SpainEurope · 20238.6
  19. 19ChinaAPAC · 20237.9
  20. 20GhanaAfrica · 20237.9
  21. 21KenyaAfrica · 20237.9
  22. 22DR CongoAfrica · 20237.6
  23. 23SingaporeAPAC · 20237.6
  24. 24PakistanAPAC · 20237.3
  25. 25ItalyEurope · 20237.2
  26. 26Burkina FasoAfrica · 20237.0
  27. 27MozambiqueAfrica · 20236.1
  28. 28UgandaAfrica · 20235.9
  29. 29TanzaniaAfrica · 20235.8
  30. 30EthiopiaAfrica · 20235.7
  31. 31EcuadorLatin America · 20235.1
  32. 32NigerAfrica · 20234.9
  33. 33YemenMiddle East · 20234.6
  34. 34BangladeshAPAC · 20234.3
  35. 35MaliAfrica · 20234.2
  36. 36IraqMiddle East · 20234.1
  37. 37MalaysiaAPAC · 20234.1
  38. 38MyanmarAPAC · 20233.8
  39. 39HaitiLatin America · 20233.7
  40. 40AfghanistanAPAC · 20233.3
  41. 41MoroccoAfrica · 20233.2
  42. 42SudanAfrica · 20233.0
  43. 43UAEMiddle East · 20232.9
  44. 44PhilippinesAPAC · 20232.8
  45. 45NigeriaAfrica · 20232.7
  46. 46Saudi ArabiaMiddle East · 20232.2
  47. 47QatarMiddle East · 20232.0
  48. 48IndonesiaAPAC · 20231.8
  49. 49PalestineMiddle East · 20231.5
  50. 50SyriaMiddle East · 20231.3
  51. 51LebanonMiddle East · 20231.1
  52. 52JordanMiddle East · 20230.9
  53. 53EgyptAfrica · 20230.7

Source: WHO Global Health Observatory, Suicide rate (per 100,000 people), latest year for each country. Retrieved 12 Nov 2026.

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Acuitas Health Analytics. Suicide rate by country, latest year. Data: World Health Organization. Retrieved 12 Nov 2026, from https://www.acuitashealthanalytics.com/benchmarks/suicide

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