Countries With the Highest Suicide Rates
Every country with a figure for suicide rate, ranked from highest to lowest. The top three are Lesotho (28.7), Korea, Rep. (27.5) and Eswatini (27.2). The middle country of the 185 has 7.39.
What this measures
Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population). Source: World Health Organization Global Health Observatory. For this measure, higher is worse.
Estimates from a statistical model. Differences between countries partly reflect how deaths are registered, and how deaths of unclear intent are recorded. Those recording habits are linked to both religion and income.
The full ranking
Each country’s latest figure, from 2021–2021. The year beside each value says when it was measured.
| Rank | Country | Suicide rate | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesotho | 28.7 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2 | Korea, Rep. | 27.5 | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 3 | Eswatini | 27.2 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 4 | Guyana | 24.8 | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 5 | Uruguay | 24.8 | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 6 | South Africa | 22.3 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 7 | Suriname | 22.3 | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 8 | Lithuania | 22.1 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 21.4 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 10 | Ukraine | 21.2 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 11 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 19.8 | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 12 | Solomon Islands | 19.6 | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 13 | Slovenia | 18.9 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 14 | Mongolia | 18.5 | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 15 | Belgium | 18.4 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 16 | Kiribati | 17.5 | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 17 | Japan | 17.4 | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 18 | Zimbabwe | 17.3 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 19 | Thailand | 16.6 | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 20 | France | 16.6 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 21 | Hungary | 16.4 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 22 | Vanuatu | 15.7 | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 23 | Croatia | 15.7 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 24 | United States | 15.6 | 2021 | North America |
| 25 | Belarus | 15.6 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 26 | Latvia | 15.2 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 27 | Serbia | 15.1 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 28 | Estonia | 14.9 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 29 | Cabo Verde | 14.9 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 30 | Sri Lanka | 14.7 | 2021 | South Asia |
| 31 | Kazakhstan | 14.6 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 32 | Finland | 14.6 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 33 | Austria | 14.5 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 34 | Moldova | 14.1 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 35 | Switzerland | 14 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 36 | Sweden | 13.8 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 37 | Cuba | 13.8 | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 38 | Poland | 13.7 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 39 | Trinidad and Tobago | 13.3 | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 40 | Czechia | 13.3 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 41 | Eritrea | 13.2 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 42 | Norway | 13.2 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 43 | Australia | 13.1 | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 44 | Germany | 12.9 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 45 | India | 12.6 | 2021 | South Asia |
| 46 | Samoa | 12 | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 47 | New Zealand | 11.9 | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 48 | Iceland | 11.9 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 49 | Portugal | 11.5 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 50 | Netherlands | 11.5 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 51 | Montenegro | 11.3 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 52 | Mozambique | 10.6 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 53 | Mauritius | 10.5 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 54 | Denmark | 10.5 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 55 | Nepal | 10.1 | 2021 | South Asia |
| 56 | Slovak Republic | 9.91 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 57 | Romania | 9.62 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 58 | United Kingdom | 9.55 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 59 | Bulgaria | 9.51 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 60 | Canada | 9.44 | 2021 | North America |
| 61 | Togo | 9.34 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 62 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 9.31 | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 63 | Central African Republic | 9.19 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 64 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.97 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 65 | China | 8.95 | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 66 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 8.77 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 67 | Spain | 8.72 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 68 | Rwanda | 8.68 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 69 | Venezuela, RB | 8.63 | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 70 | Namibia | 8.59 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 71 | Ireland | 8.55 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 72 | Burkina Faso | 8.5 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 73 | Cameroon | 8.5 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 74 | Botswana | 8.35 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 75 | Uzbekistan | 8.34 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 76 | Fiji | 8.27 | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 77 | Luxembourg | 8.22 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 78 | Angola | 8.11 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 79 | Singapore | 8.1 | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 80 | Costa Rica | 8.06 | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 81 | Djibouti | 7.96 | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 82 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 7.96 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 83 | Argentina | 7.94 | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 84 | South Sudan | 7.89 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 85 | Haiti | 7.81 | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 86 | Chile | 7.69 | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 87 | Guinea-Bissau | 7.67 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 88 | Burundi | 7.65 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 89 | El Salvador | 7.63 | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 90 | Brazil | 7.59 | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 91 | Malawi | 7.57 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 92 | Ecuador | 7.56 | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 93 | Cote d'Ivoire | 7.39 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 94 | Gabon | 7.3 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 95 | Viet Nam | 7.3 | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 96 | Zambia | 7.13 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 97 | Benin | 7.12 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 98 | Equatorial Guinea | 7.03 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 99 | Italy | 6.99 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 100 | Mexico | 6.95 | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 101 | Turkmenistan | 6.83 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 102 | Kyrgyz Republic | 6.8 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 103 | Senegal | 6.76 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 104 | Congo, Rep. | 6.71 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 105 | Malta | 6.47 | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 106 | Paraguay | 6.36 | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 107 | Sierra Leone | 6.14 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 108 | Madagascar | 6.09 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 109 | Ethiopia | 6.07 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 110 | Comoros | 6 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 111 | Liberia | 5.97 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 112 | North Macedonia | 5.78 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 113 | Malaysia | 5.65 | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 114 | Pakistan | 5.64 | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 115 | Uganda | 5.5 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 116 | Puerto Rico (US) | 5.42 | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 117 | Ghana | 5.32 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 118 | St. Lucia | 5.27 | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 119 | Chad | 5.21 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 120 | Georgia | 5.1 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 121 | Tanzania | 5.1 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 122 | Libya | 5 | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 123 | Nigeria | 4.99 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 124 | Colombia | 4.96 | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 125 | Guatemala | 4.94 | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 126 | Bhutan | 4.9 | 2021 | South Asia |
| 127 | Guinea | 4.82 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 128 | Gambia, The | 4.81 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 129 | Tonga | 4.73 | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 130 | Qatar | 4.7 | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 131 | Greece | 4.68 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 132 | Bahrain | 4.66 | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 133 | Kenya | 4.58 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 134 | Lao PDR | 4.58 | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 135 | Cambodia | 4.5 | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 136 | Niger | 4.48 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 137 | Israel | 4.37 | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 138 | Seychelles | 4.27 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 139 | Nicaragua | 4.24 | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 140 | Yemen, Rep. | 4.21 | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 141 | Bolivia | 4.2 | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 142 | Dominican Republic | 4.2 | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 143 | Belize | 4.18 | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 144 | Mali | 4.16 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 145 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 4.07 | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 146 | Afghanistan | 3.6 | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 147 | Timor-Leste | 3.56 | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 148 | Barbados | 3.5 | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 149 | Philippines | 3.49 | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 150 | Panama | 3.29 | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 151 | Bahamas, The | 3.25 | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 152 | Sudan | 3.16 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 153 | Brunei Darussalam | 3.05 | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 154 | Cyprus | 3.02 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 155 | Honduras | 2.97 | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 156 | Iraq | 2.97 | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 157 | Morocco | 2.91 | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 158 | Myanmar | 2.89 | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 159 | Bangladesh | 2.81 | 2021 | South Asia |
| 160 | Albania | 2.75 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 161 | Mauritania | 2.71 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 162 | Turkiye | 2.69 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 163 | Armenia | 2.46 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 164 | Tajikistan | 2.43 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 165 | Kuwait | 2.31 | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 166 | Algeria | 2.18 | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 167 | Tunisia | 1.84 | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 168 | Papua New Guinea | 1.82 | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 169 | United Arab Emirates | 1.71 | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 170 | Jamaica | 1.69 | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 171 | Azerbaijan | 1.56 | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 172 | Peru | 1.54 | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 173 | Maldives | 1.47 | 2021 | South Asia |
| 174 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.46 | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 175 | Grenada | 1.3 | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 176 | Indonesia | 1.2 | 2021 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 177 | Saudi Arabia | 0.95 | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 178 | Oman | 0.91 | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 179 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.86 | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 180 | Lebanon | 0.7 | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 181 | West Bank and Gaza | 0.65 | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 182 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 0.63 | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 183 | Jordan | 0.6 | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 184 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.59 | 2021 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 185 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.41 | 2021 | Latin America & Caribbean |
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