Suicide Rate by Country 2025

Overall Suicide Rate (per 100k)

Male Suicide Rate (per 100k)

Female Suicide Rate (per 100k)

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Suicide Rate (per 100k) 2019

1.	Lesotho	72.4
2.	Guyana	40.3
3.	Eswatini	29.4
4.	South Korea	28.6
5.	Kiribati	28.3
6.	Micronesia	28.2
7.	Lithuania	26.1
8.	Suriname	25.4
9.	Russia	25.1
10.	South Africa	23.5
11.	Ukraine	21.6
12.	Belarus	21.2
13.	Uruguay	21.2
14.	Montenegro	21
15.	Latvia	20.1
16.	Slovenia	19.8
17.	Belgium	18.3
18.	Vanuatu
19.	Mongolia	17.9
20.	Kazakhstan	17.6
21.	Hungary	16.6
22.	Croatia	16.4
23.	United States	16.1
24.	Botswana	16.1
25.	Japan	15.3
26.	Finland	15.3
27.	Estonia	14.9
28.	Sweden	14.7
29.	Moldova	14.7
30.	Solomon Islands	14.7
31.	Austria	14.6
32.	Cuba	14.5
33.	Switzerland	14.5
34.	Zimbabwe	14.1
35.	Sri Lanka	14
36.	France	13.8
37.	Mozambique	13.6
38.	India	12.7
39.	Samoa	12.6
40.	Australia	12.5
41.	Germany	12.3
42.	Central African Republic	12.3
43.	Slovakia	12.1
44.	Iceland	11.9
45.	Canada	11.8
46.	Netherlands	11.8
47.	Norway	11.8
48.	Portugal	11.5
49.	Serbia	11.4
50.	Poland	11.3
51.	Luxembourg	11.3
52.	Singapore	11.2
53.	New Zealand	11
54.	Eritrea	10.9
55.	Bosnia and Herzegovina	10.9
56.	Denmark	10.7
57.	Romania	9.7
58.	Bulgaria	9.7
59.	Namibia	9.7
60.	Haiti	9.6
61.	Ireland	9.6
62.	Djibouti	9.6
63.	Mauritius	9.5
64.	North Korea	9.4
65.	North Macedonia	9.4
66.	Georgia	9.2
67.	Nepal	9
68.	Cameroon	9
69.	Chile	9
70.	Fiji	9
71.	Pakistan	8.9
72.	Ivory Coast	8.9
73.	Bahrain	8.9
74.	Thailand	8.8
75.	Togo	8.8
76.	Trinidad and Tobago	8.7
77.	Argentina	8.4
78.	Gabon	8.4
79.	China	8.1
80.	Costa Rica	8.1
81.	Seychelles	8.1
82.	Uzbekistan	8
83.	United Kingdom	7.9
84.	Somalia	7.9
85.	Equatorial Guinea	7.9
86.	Saint Lucia	7.9
87.	Benin	7.8
88.	Spain	7.7
89.	Ecuador	7.6
90.	Vietnam	7.5
91.	Burkina Faso	7.5
92.	Kyrgyzstan	7.4
93.	Zambia	7.3
94.	Morocco	7.2
95.	Belize	7.1
96.	Guinea	7
97.	Guinea Bissau	7
98.	Brazil	6.9
99.	DR Congo	6.7
100.	Italy	6.7
101.	Sierra Leone	6.7
102.	Ghana	6.6
103.	Chad	6.4
104.	United Arab Emirates	6.4
105.	Burundi	6.2
106.	Bolivia	6.2
107.	Kenya	6.1
108.	Angola	6.1
109.	El Salvador	6.1
110.	Malta	6.1
111.	Saudi Arabia	6
112.	Senegal	6
113.	Paraguay	6
114.	Guatemala	5.9
115.	Yemen	5.8
116.	Qatar	5.8
117.	Malaysia	5.7
118.	Turkmenistan	5.7
119.	Rwanda	5.6
120.	Madagascar	5.5
121.	Ethiopia	5.4
122.	Malawi	5.4
123.	Laos	5.4
124.	Comoros	5.4
125.	Mexico	5.3
126.	Niger	5.3
127.	Israel	5.3
128.	Iran	5.2
129.	Greece	5.1
130.	Cambodia	4.9
131.	Dominican Republic	4.9
132.	Oman	4.9
133.	Gambia	4.8
134.	Uganda	4.6
135.	Bhutan	4.6
136.	Libya	4.5
137.	Liberia	4.5
138.	Nicaragua	4.4
139.	Tanzania	4.3
140.	Tajikistan	4.3
141.	Albania	4.3
142.	Afghanistan	4.1
143.	Mali	4.1
144.	Azerbaijan	4.1
145.	Colombia	3.9
146.	South Sudan	3.9
147.	Sudan	3.8
148.	Tonga	3.8
149.	Bangladesh	3.7
150.	Timor Leste	3.7
151.	Iraq	3.6
152.	Cyprus	3.6
153.	Nigeria	3.5
154.	Bahamas	3.5
155.	Tunisia	3.3
156.	Armenia	3.3
157.	Mauritania	3.1
158.	Egypt	3
159.	Papua New Guinea	3
160.	Myanmar	2.9
161.	Panama	2.9
162.	Kuwait	2.9
163.	Peru	2.8
164.	Lebanon	2.8
165.	Maldives	2.7
166.	Brunei	2.7
167.	Algeria	2.5
168.	Indonesia	2.4
169.	Turkey	2.4
170.	Jamaica	2.4
171.	Philippines	2.2
172.	Venezuela	2.1
173.	Honduras	2.1
174.	Jordan	1.6
175.	Sao Tome and Principe	1.5
176.	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1
177.	Grenada	0.7
178.	Barbados	0.6
179.	Antigua and Barbuda	0.4

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Examining Worldwide Suicide Rates

Suicide rates stand as a solemn reflection of the state of mental health in societies globally. It is a subject that demands our attention, as it signifies the distress experienced by individuals in different regions. A crucial aspect of assessing global mental health, understanding suicide by country enables us to identify patterns and develop potentially life-saving solutions.

Key findings from the available data include:

Lesotho has the highest suicide rate, with 72.4 suicides per 100,000 people. This emphasizes the immense mental health crisis faced by the country.
The United States has a suicide rate of 16.1 per 100,000 people, placing it lower than several other countries yet still signifying a substantial mental health concern.
The lowest suicide rates can be found in Caribbean nations like Barbados, with 0.6 suicides per 100,000 people, and Antigua and Barbuda, with 0.4 suicides per 100,000 people.
Several countries collectively hold the same suicide rate, such as Uzbekistan, the United Kingdom, Somalia, and Equatorial Guinea, all at 7.9 suicides per 100,000 people. This draws attention to the fact that similar suicide rates can exist amid varied cultural and societal contexts.
South Korea has one of the highest suicide rates at 28.6 per 100,000 people, a noteworthy statistic as South Korea is a high-income developed country, contrary to the expectation that higher social and economic development should correspond with better mental health.

Suicide Rate by Country

Region ↕	Overall Suicide Rate (per 100k) 2019↕	Male Suicide Rate (per 100k) 2019↕	Female Suicide Rate (per 100k) 2019↕
Afghanistan	4.1	4.6	3.6
Albania	4.3	5.9	2.7
Algeria	2.5	3.1	1.8
Angola	6.1	10	2.3
Antigua and Barbuda	0.4	0	0.8
Argentina	8.4	13.7	3.3
Armenia	3.3	5.6	1.3
Australia	12.5	18.6	6.4
Austria	14.6	22.8	6.7
Azerbaijan	4.1	6.6	1.6
Bahamas	3.5	5.9	1.3
Bahrain	8.9	12.5	2.4
Bangladesh	3.7	5.7	1.7
Barbados	0.6	0.9	0.3
Belarus	21.2	36.7	7.7
Belgium	18.3	24.9	11.8
Belize	7.1	12.5	1.7
Benin	7.8	11.8	3.8
Bhutan	4.6	6.3	2.7
Bolivia	6.2	8.4	4.1
Bosnia and Herzegovina	10.9	17.6	4.5
Botswana	16.1	26.3	6.4
Brazil	6.9	10.9	3.0
Brunei	2.7	4.4	0.8
Bulgaria	9.7	15.3	4.4
Burkina Faso	7.5	11.3	3.7
Burundi	6.2	9.2	3.4
Cambodia	4.9	7	2.8
Cameroon	9	13.6	4.4
Canada	11.8	17.6	6.1
Central African Republic	12.3	19.6	5.2
Chad	6.4	9.6	3.3
Chile	9	14.9	3.2
China	8.1	9.8	6.2
Colombia	3.9	6.1	1.8
Comoros	5.4	7	3.8
Costa Rica	8.1	14.1	2.0
Croatia	16.4	25.3	8.1
Cuba	14.5	23	6.0
Cyprus	3.6	6	1.3
DR Congo	6.7	10.6	2.8
Denmark	10.7	14.9	6.5
Djibouti	9.6	12.6	6.4
Dominican Republic	4.9	8	1.8
Ecuador	7.6	11.6	3.6
Egypt	3	4	2.0
El Salvador	6.1	10.5	2.1
Equatorial Guinea	7.9	9.4	6.0
Eritrea	10.9	16.6	5.2
Estonia	14.9	24.3	6.5
Eswatini	29.4	55.1	4.7
Ethiopia	5.4	7.7	3.1
Fiji	9	12.2	5.7
Finland	15.3	23.2	7.6
France	13.8	20.4	7.6
Gabon	8.4	14.2	2.4
Gambia	4.8	6.6	3.0
Georgia	9.2	16	3.0
Germany	12.3	18.6	6.2
Ghana	6.6	11.8	1.2
Greece	5.1	8.4	1.9
Grenada	0.7	0.6	0.7
Guatemala	5.9	9.3	2.6
Guinea	7	9.2	4.9
Guinea Bissau	7	10.2	3.9
Guyana	40.3	63	17.4
Haiti	9.6	11.8	7.6
Honduras	2.1	3.3	0.8
Hungary	16.6	25.9	8.3
Iceland	11.9	19.8	3.9
India	12.7	14.1	11.1
Indonesia	2.4	3.7	1.1
Iran	5.2	7.7	2.8
Iraq	3.6	5.2	2.0
Ireland	9.6	15.4	3.9
Israel	5.3	8.4	2.3
Italy	6.7	10.1	3.5
Ivory Coast	8.9	14.9	2.8
Jamaica	2.4	3.7	1.1
Japan	15.3	21.8	9.2
Jordan	1.6	2.5	0.7
Kazakhstan	17.6	29	6.8
Kenya	6.1	9.1	3.2
Kiribati	28.3	48.6	8.7
Kuwait	2.9	4.3	0.7
Kyrgyzstan	7.4	11.7	3.2
Laos	5.4	7.6	3.2
Latvia	20.1	35.5	7.0
Lebanon	2.8	3.8	1.7
Lesotho	72.4	116	30.1
Liberia	4.5	5.6	3.3
Libya	4.5	6	2.9
Lithuania	26.1	45.4	9.6
Luxembourg	11.3	15.3	7.1
Madagascar	5.5	7.6	3.4
Malawi	5.4	9.2	1.7
Malaysia	5.7	8.9	2.3
Maldives	2.7	3.9	0.8
Mali	4.1	5.3	2.9
Malta	6.1	9.8	2.3
Mauritania	3.1	4	2.2
Mauritius	9.5	16.3	2.8
Mexico	5.3	8.5	2.2
Micronesia	28.2	43.2	12.7
Moldova	14.7	26.1	4.1
Mongolia	17.9	30.7	5.4
Montenegro	21	31.7	10.4
Morocco	7.2	9.7	4.7
Mozambique	13.6	22	5.7
Myanmar	2.9	4.9	1.1
Namibia	9.7	16.7	3.2
Nepal	9	16.4	2.7
Netherlands	11.8	15.5	8.3
New Zealand	11	16.5	5.8
Nicaragua	4.4	6.9	1.9
Niger	5.3	7.2	3.3
Nigeria	3.5	5	1.9
North Korea	9.4	11.2	7.6
North Macedonia	9.4	13.9	4.8
Norway	11.8	15.8	7.7
Oman	4.9	6.8	1.0
Pakistan	8.9	13.3	4.3
Panama	2.9	4.7	1.0
Papua New Guinea	3	4.3	1.6
Paraguay	6	8.7	3.2
Peru	2.8	4.2	1.4
Philippines	2.2	3.1	1.2
Poland	11.3	20.1	3.1
Portugal	11.5	17.9	5.7
Qatar	5.8	7.2	1.7
Romania	9.7	16.5	3.3
Russia	25.1	43.6	9.1
Rwanda	5.6	8.2	3.0
Saint Lucia	7.9	14.3	1.7
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1	1.3	0.6
Samoa	12.6	18	6.7
Sao Tome and Principe	1.5	2.2	0.8
Saudi Arabia	6	8.9	2.0
Senegal	6	9.2	3.0
Serbia	11.4	16.6	6.3
Seychelles	8.1	14.4	1.4
Sierra Leone	6.7	8.3	5.1
Singapore	11.2	15	7.1
Slovakia	12.1	21.2	3.4
Slovenia	19.8	31.4	8.3
Solomon Islands	14.7	27	1.9
Somalia	7.9	12	3.8
South Africa	23.5	37.6	9.8
South Korea	28.6	40.2	16.9
South Sudan	3.9	5.7	2.0
Spain	7.7	11.4	4.2
Sri Lanka	14	22.3	6.2
Sudan	3.8	4.9	2.8
Suriname	25.4	38.8	11.8
Sweden	14.7	19.9	9.5
Switzerland	14.5	20.2	9.0
Tajikistan	4.3	5.7	2.8
Tanzania	4.3	6.6	2.0
Thailand	8.8	15	2.9
Timor Leste	3.7	5.3	2.0
Togo	8.8	13.8	3.9
Tonga	3.8	5	2.6
Trinidad and Tobago	8.7	13.9	3.6
Tunisia	3.3	4.7	1.9
Turkey	2.4	3.6	1.2
Turkmenistan	5.7	8.8	2.7
Uganda	4.6	7.6	1.7
Ukraine	21.6	39.2	6.5
United Arab Emirates	6.4	8	3.0
United Kingdom	7.9	11.8	4.0
United States	16.1	25	7.5
Uruguay	21.2	34.5	8.9
Uzbekistan	8	11.3	4.8
Vanuatu	18	28.1	7.6
Venezuela	2.1	3.5	0.7
Vietnam	7.5	10.4	4.7
Yemen	5.8	7	4.6
Zambia	7.3	12	2.7
Zimbabwe	14.1	20	8.8

Countries With Highest Suicide Rate

The statistics released regarding suicide rates per 100,000 people in various countries show alarming figures. The country with the highest figure reported is Lesotho with a staggering suicide rate of 72.4 per 100,000 people. The second highest suicide rate is reported in Guyana, with a rate of 40.3 suicides per 100,000 people. Eswatini, also known as Swaziland, comes third with a suicide rate of 29.4 for every 100k individuals.

Asian country South Korea also has a notably high rate, with 28.6 suicides per 100,000 people. In the Pacific, Kiribati and Micronesia report high rates as well, with 28.3 and 28.2 suicides per 100,000 people, respectively. European country Lithuania is not far behind with a suicide rate of 26.1.

Furthermore, in South America, Suriname reports 25.4 suicides per 100,000 people, which closely followed by Russia with a rate of 25.1. Finally, South Africa also presents alarming figures with a rate of 23.5 per 100k citizens.

10 Countries with the Highest Suicide Rates:

Lesotho - 72.4
Guyana - 40.3
Eswatini (Swaziland) - 29.4
South Korea - 28.6
Kiribati - 28.3
Micronesia - 28.2
Lithuania - 26.1
Suriname - 25.4
Russia - 25.1
South Africa - 23.5

Countries With Lowest Suicide Rate

The countries with the lowest suicide rates per 100,000 people encompass a range of different locations all over the world. Given in the order of increasing suicide rates, they are: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sao Tome and Principe, Jordan, Honduras, Venezuela, Philippines, and Jamaica.

Antigua and Barbuda holds the title for the lowest suicide rate globally, averaging only 0.4 suicides per 100,000 people. Barbados follows closely with an average of 0.6 suicides per 100,000 people.

Grenada has an average suicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people, whereas Saint Vincent and the Grenadines reports a higher yet minimal rate of 1 suicide per 100,000 people.

Sao Tome and Principe has an average suicide rate of 1.5, and Jordan has a marginally higher rate of 1.6 suicides per 100,000 people.

The countries of Honduras and Venezuela both have an average suicide rate of 2.1 per 100,000 people. Meanwhile, the Philippines report a slightly higher rate, at 2.2 suicides per 100,000 people. Finally, Jamaica concludes our list with an average suicide rate of 2.4 per 100,000 people.

The ten countries with the lowest suicide rates, per 100K:

Antigua and Barbuda - 0.4
Barbados - 0.6
Grenada - 0.7
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - 1
Sao Tome and Principe - 1.5
Jordan - 1.6
Honduras - 2.1
Venezuela - 2.1
Philippines - 2.2
Jamaica - 2.4

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Examining Worldwide Suicide Rates

Suicide Rate by Country

Countries With Highest Suicide Rate

Countries With Lowest Suicide Rate

By Region

Afghanistan

Albania

Algeria

Angola

Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina

Armenia

Australia

Austria

Azerbaijan

Bahamas

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Barbados

Belarus

Belgium

Belize

Benin

Bhutan

Bolivia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Botswana

Brazil

Brunei

Bulgaria

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cambodia

Cameroon

Canada

Central African Republic

Chad

Chile

China

Colombia

Comoros

Costa Rica

Croatia

Cuba

Cyprus

DR Congo

Denmark

Djibouti

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Egypt

El Salvador

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

Estonia

Eswatini

Ethiopia

Fiji

Finland

France

Gabon

Gambia

Georgia

Germany

Ghana

Greece

Grenada

Guatemala

Guinea

Guinea Bissau

Guyana

Haiti

Honduras

Hungary

Iceland

India

Indonesia

Iran