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Suicide mortality rate in United Kingdom

Suicide mortality rate in the United Kingdom was 9.5 per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization. That is up 0.6 pts from 2020. That is the 58th highest of 185 countries in 2021.

2021, per 100,000 people9.5
Change on 2020+0.6 pts
Rank58th of 185Countries ranked
Series high9.52021
Series low7.52007

Suicide mortality rate in United Kingdom, 2000 to 2021

7.588.599.5102000200420082012201620212000: 8.5 per 100,000 people2001: 8.2 per 100,000 people2002: 8.3 per 100,000 people2003: 8 per 100,000 people2004: 8.2 per 100,000 people2005: 7.9 per 100,000 people2006: 7.8 per 100,000 people2007: 7.5 per 100,000 people2008: 8 per 100,000 people2009: 7.9 per 100,000 people2010: 7.8 per 100,000 people2011: 8.3 per 100,000 people2012: 8.3 per 100,000 people2013: 8.7 per 100,000 people2014: 8.5 per 100,000 people2015: 8.6 per 100,000 people2016: 8.3 per 100,000 people2017: 8 per 100,000 people2018: 9.2 per 100,000 people2019: 9.4 per 100,000 people2020: 8.9 per 100,000 people2021: 9.5 per 100,000 people
per 100,000 people. Source: World Health Organization, Suicide mortality rate (per 100 000 population), both sexes, all ages (SDGSUICIDE). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-05-18.
All 22 values
Periodper 100,000 people
20219.5
20208.9
20199.4
20189.2
20178
20168.3
20158.6
20148.5
20138.7
20128.3
20118.3
20107.8
20097.9
20088
20077.5
20067.8
20057.9
20048.2
20038
20028.3
20018.2
20008.5

Rankings

Definition

Suicide deaths in the year per 100,000 population, both sexes and all ages (SDG indicator 3.4.2). Crude rate, not age-standardized. WHO Global Health Estimates.

WHO adjusts registered deaths for under-reporting and models countries without reliable death registration, so values differ from national counts of registered suicides. Values are served with every decimal WHO publishes. WHO revises these series, past years included, when new national reports or estimates come in, so values can change between retrievals.

How to cite

World Health Organization, data.who.int. Suicide mortality rate (per 100 000 population), both sexes, all ages (SDGSUICIDE) [Indicator]. https://data.who.int/indicators/i/F08B4FD/16BBF41 (Accessed on 2026-10-12). Licensed under CC BY 4.0. No changes made to source values. WHO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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What is the suicide mortality rate in United Kingdom?

Suicide mortality rate in the United Kingdom was 9.5 per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization. That is up 0.6 pts from 2020. That is the 58th highest of 185 countries in 2021.

Where does this figure come from?

World Health Organization. Suicide mortality rate (per 100 000 population), both sexes, all ages (SDGSUICIDE). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest suicide mortality rate in United Kingdom?

9.5 per 100,000 people in 2021, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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