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Countries by suicide mortality rate

Lithuania had the highest suicide mortality rate of 185 countries in 2015, at 34.5 per 100,000 people. Antigua and Barbuda had the lowest, at 0.5 per 100,000 people. The median was 7.4 per 100,000 people. Source: World Health Organization.

Highest34.5Lithuania
Lowest0.5Antigua and Barbuda
Median7.4185 countries

Top 40 countries, 2015

Lithuania: 34.5 per 100,000 peopleLithuania34.5Guyana: 33.2 per 100,000 peopleGuyana33.2Russia: 31.1 per 100,000 peopleRussia31.1South Korea: 28.2 per 100,000 peopleSouth Korea28.2Lesotho: 27.9 per 100,000 peopleLesotho27.9Suriname: 26.1 per 100,000 peopleSuriname26.1Eswatini: 24.4 per 100,000 peopleEswatini24.4Ukraine: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleUkraine22.4Belarus: 21.9 per 100,000 peopleBelarus21.9Latvia: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleLatvia21.7Kazakhstan: 21.6 per 100,000 peopleKazakhstan21.6Slovenia: 21 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia21South Africa: 20.7 per 100,000 peopleSouth Africa20.7Solomon Islands: 20.5 per 100,000 peopleSolomon Islands20.5Micronesia: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleMicronesia20.4Kiribati: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleKiribati20.3Hungary: 20 per 100,000 peopleHungary20Japan: 19.3 per 100,000 peopleJapan19.3Uruguay: 18.7 per 100,000 peopleUruguay18.7Mongolia: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleMongolia18.6Belgium: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleBelgium18.6Croatia: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleCroatia17.4Serbia: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleSerbia17.1Vanuatu: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleVanuatu16.4Austria: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleAustria16.1Poland: 15.8 per 100,000 peoplePoland15.8Estonia: 15.7 per 100,000 peopleEstonia15.7France: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleFrance15.6Sweden: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleSweden15.1Switzerland: 15 per 100,000 peopleSwitzerland15Cape Verde: 15 per 100,000 peopleCape Verde15Moldova: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleMoldova14.9Sri Lanka: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleSri Lanka14.8India: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleIndia14.6Zimbabwe: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleZimbabwe14.5United States: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleUnited States14.4Finland: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleFinland14.1Cuba: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleCuba14.1Iceland: 14 per 100,000 peopleIceland14Australia: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleAustralia13.6
per 100,000 people. Source: World Health Organization, Suicide mortality rate (per 100 000 population), both sexes, all ages (SDGSUICIDE). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2015
per 100,000 people		Change on 2014
1Lithuania34.5-1 pts
2Guyana33.2-0.4 pts
3Russia31.1-1.5 pts
4South Korea28.2-1.1 pts
5Lesotho27.9-0.1 pts
6Suriname26.1+1.6 pts
7Eswatini24.4+1.6 pts
8Ukraine22.4-3.1 pts
9Belarus21.9-1.7 pts
10Latvia21.7+0.8 pts
11Kazakhstan21.6-0.8 pts
12Slovenia21+1.5 pts
13South Africa20.7+0.7 pts
14Solomon Islands20.5-0.1 pts
15Micronesia20.4+0.4 pts
16Kiribati20.3-0.1 pts
17Hungary20-0.6 pts
18Japan19.3-0.9 pts
19Uruguay18.7+1.1 pts
20Mongolia18.6+0.3 pts
21Belgium18.6-0.8 pts
22Croatia17.4+0.3 pts
23Serbia17.1-1 pts
24Vanuatu16.4-0.1 pts
25Austria16.1-0.5 pts
26Poland15.8-1.5 pts
27Estonia15.7-3.5 pts
28France15.6-0.1 pts
29Sweden15.1+0.3 pts
30Switzerland15+0.3 pts
31Cape Verde15-0.1 pts
32Moldova14.9-1.3 pts
33Sri Lanka14.8-0.2 pts
34India14.6-0.5 pts
35Zimbabwe14.5+0.4 pts
36United States14.4+0.3 pts
37Finland14.1-1.4 pts
38Cuba14.1+0.7 pts
39Iceland14-1.6 pts
40Australia13.6+0.6 pts
41Czechia13.5-1.3 pts
42Canada13.4+0.1 pts
43Germany13.3-0.1 pts
44Portugal13.2-1 pts
45Eritrea13-0 pts
46Samoa13+0.3 pts
47Montenegro13-0.1 pts
48Luxembourg12.3-0.2 pts
49Uzbekistan12.3+0.6 pts
50New Zealand11.9+0.3 pts
51Norway11.9+0.7 pts
52El Salvador11.9+3.6 pts
53Trinidad and Tobago11.8+0.1 pts
54Netherlands11.8+0.2 pts
55Romania11.5+0.2 pts
56Slovakia11.2-1.8 pts
57Thailand11.1+0.6 pts
58Botswana11.1-1.7 pts
59Denmark11-0.9 pts
60Mozambique10.9+0.3 pts
61North Korea10.7+0.4 pts
62Nepal10.6-0 pts
63Bosnia and Herzegovina10.6+0.2 pts
64Central African Republic10.5-0.8 pts
65Chile10.3+0.2 pts
66Kyrgyzstan10-0.1 pts
67Bulgaria10-0.6 pts
68Togo9.80 pts
69Gabon9.7-0.2 pts
70Namibia9.5-0.1 pts
71Ireland9.4-1.4 pts
72Fiji9.4-0.3 pts
73Burkina Faso8.8-0 pts
74Argentina8.8-0.8 pts
75Singapore8.7-0.7 pts
76China8.7-0.2 pts
77United Kingdom8.6+0.2 pts
78Cameroon8.4-0.2 pts
79Ecuador8.4+1.8 pts
80Mauritius8.4-2.2 pts
81Democratic Republic of the Congo8.20 pts
82Haiti8.10 pts
83Côte d’Ivoire8.1-0.5 pts
84Somalia8-0 pts
85Spain8-0.6 pts
86Rwanda7.8+0.1 pts
87Saint Lucia7.7+0.3 pts
88Vietnam7.6+0.2 pts
89Seychelles7.6-0.1 pts
90Turkmenistan7.5+0.1 pts
91Qatar7.5-0.1 pts
92Djibouti7.5-0.1 pts
93Benin7.4+0.1 pts
94Italy7.2-0.1 pts
95Guinea-Bissau7.20 pts
96Malta7-0 pts
97Senegal7-0.2 pts
98Burundi6.9-0.2 pts
99Republic of the Congo6.7-0.6 pts
100Angola6.6+0.2 pts
101Equatorial Guinea6.5+0.4 pts
102Paraguay6.5-0.3 pts
103Honduras6.5+0.9 pts
104Malawi6.5+0.1 pts
105Dominican Republic6.4+0.3 pts
106Pakistan6.4+0.1 pts
107Comoros6.4-0 pts
108Costa Rica6.4+1 pts
109Puerto Rico6.3+0.4 pts
110Venezuela6.1+0.5 pts
111Armenia6.1-0.2 pts
112Brazil6.1+0.3 pts
113Libya5.9+0.2 pts
114Madagascar5.8-0.1 pts
115Liberia5.80 pts
116Belize5.7-0.1 pts
117Zambia5.7+0.1 pts
118Mexico5.6-0 pts
119Bolivia5.6+0.1 pts
120South Sudan5.6+0.3 pts
121Georgia5.6+0.1 pts
122Sierra Leone5.5+0.1 pts
123Ghana5.50 pts
124Guatemala5.5+0.4 pts
125North Macedonia5.4-1 pts
126Bhutan5.3-0.1 pts
127Bahrain5.3-0.3 pts
128Ethiopia5.2+0.2 pts
129Chad5.1-0.1 pts
130Kenya5.1+0.3 pts
131Guinea5-0.1 pts
132Tonga5-0 pts
133Cyprus4.9-0.8 pts
134Greece4.9-0.4 pts
135Gambia4.90 pts
136Malaysia4.8+0.5 pts
137Nicaragua4.7-0.5 pts
138Yemen4.7-0.1 pts
139Laos4.7-0.1 pts
140Iran4.7-0.3 pts
141Uganda4.6-0.2 pts
142Niger4.5-0 pts
143Israel4.5-0.5 pts
144Nigeria4.5-0.2 pts
145Cambodia4.40 pts
146Mali4.20 pts
147Colombia4.1+0.3 pts
148Albania4.1-0.1 pts
149Barbados4-0.2 pts
150Tanzania4+0.1 pts
151Morocco3.6-0.1 pts
152Timor-Leste3.5-0.2 pts
153Sudan3.5-0 pts
154Afghanistan3.5-0.1 pts
155Bahamas3.4-0.2 pts
156Iraq3.3+0.1 pts
157Türkiye3.2-0 pts
158Philippines3.1+0.4 pts
159Myanmar3.1-0 pts
160Bangladesh3-0 pts
161Tajikistan2.8-0 pts
162Panama2.8-1.3 pts
163Mauritania2.7-0.1 pts
164Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2.6+1.4 pts
165Tunisia2.60 pts
166Maldives2.5-0.1 pts
167United Arab Emirates2.50 pts
168Algeria2.2-0.1 pts
169Azerbaijan2-0.1 pts
170Papua New Guinea20 pts
171Kuwait1.9+0.5 pts
172Oman1.7-0.4 pts
173Jamaica1.6+0.6 pts
174Indonesia1.6-0 pts
175Brunei1.4+0.1 pts
176Egypt1-0 pts
177Peru1-0.6 pts
178Saudi Arabia0.9-0.1 pts
179São Tomé and Príncipe0.90 pts
180Lebanon0.8-0 pts
181Jordan0.8-0 pts
182Palestine0.8-0.2 pts
183Grenada0.60 pts
184Syria0.60 pts
185Antigua and Barbuda0.50 pts

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About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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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Which country has the highest suicide mortality rate?

Lithuania, with 34.5 per 100,000 people in 2015, according to World Health Organization.

Which country has the lowest suicide mortality rate?

Antigua and Barbuda, with 0.5 per 100,000 people in 2015.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: World Health Organization, Suicide mortality rate (per 100 000 population), both sexes, all ages (SDGSUICIDE). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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