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Countries by suicide mortality rate

Guyana had the highest suicide mortality rate of 185 countries in 2016, at 34.3 per 100,000 people. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines had the lowest, at 0.5 per 100,000 people. The median was 7.3 per 100,000 people. Source: World Health Organization.

Highest34.3Guyana
Lowest0.5Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Median7.3185 countries

Top 40 countries, 2016

Guyana: 34.3 per 100,000 peopleGuyana34.3Lithuania: 32.3 per 100,000 peopleLithuania32.3Russia: 30.2 per 100,000 peopleRussia30.2South Korea: 27.1 per 100,000 peopleSouth Korea27.1Lesotho: 26.7 per 100,000 peopleLesotho26.7Suriname: 26.5 per 100,000 peopleSuriname26.5Eswatini: 25.8 per 100,000 peopleEswatini25.8Ukraine: 21.3 per 100,000 peopleUkraine21.3Uruguay: 21.3 per 100,000 peopleUruguay21.3Latvia: 21 per 100,000 peopleLatvia21Belarus: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleBelarus20.9Kiribati: 20.7 per 100,000 peopleKiribati20.7Solomon Islands: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleSolomon Islands20.4Micronesia: 20.3 per 100,000 peopleMicronesia20.3Kazakhstan: 19.9 per 100,000 peopleKazakhstan19.9South Africa: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleSouth Africa19.6Belgium: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleBelgium19.2Hungary: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleHungary18.8Slovenia: 18.8 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia18.8Mongolia: 18.5 per 100,000 peopleMongolia18.5Japan: 17.7 per 100,000 peopleJapan17.7Vanuatu: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleVanuatu16.2Croatia: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleCroatia16.2Serbia: 16 per 100,000 peopleSerbia16Austria: 15.6 per 100,000 peopleAustria15.6Finland: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleFinland15.3Sri Lanka: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleSri Lanka15.1Zimbabwe: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleZimbabwe15.1Estonia: 15 per 100,000 peopleEstonia15Moldova: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleMoldova14.8Cape Verde: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleCape Verde14.7France: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleFrance14.6United States: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleUnited States14.6India: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleIndia14.6Switzerland: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleSwitzerland14.2Sweden: 14 per 100,000 peopleSweden14Poland: 13.8 per 100,000 peoplePoland13.8Cuba: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleCuba13.4Samoa: 13.3 per 100,000 peopleSamoa13.3Trinidad and Tobago: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleTrinidad and Tobago13.1
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

RankCountries2016
per 100,000 people		Change on 2015
1Guyana34.3+1 pts
2Lithuania32.3-2.2 pts
3Russia30.2-0.9 pts
4South Korea27.1-1.2 pts
5Lesotho26.7-1.1 pts
6Suriname26.5+0.3 pts
7Eswatini25.8+1.5 pts
8Ukraine21.3-1.1 pts
9Uruguay21.3+2.5 pts
10Latvia21-0.6 pts
11Belarus20.9-1 pts
12Kiribati20.7+0.4 pts
13Solomon Islands20.4-0.1 pts
14Micronesia20.3-0.1 pts
15Kazakhstan19.9-1.7 pts
16South Africa19.6-1.2 pts
17Belgium19.2+0.6 pts
18Hungary18.8-1.2 pts
19Slovenia18.8-2.2 pts
20Mongolia18.5-0.1 pts
21Japan17.7-1.6 pts
22Vanuatu16.2-0.2 pts
23Croatia16.2-1.2 pts
24Serbia16-1.2 pts
25Austria15.6-0.4 pts
26Finland15.3+1.2 pts
27Sri Lanka15.1+0.3 pts
28Zimbabwe15.1+0.6 pts
29Estonia15-0.7 pts
30Moldova14.8-0.1 pts
31Cape Verde14.7-0.3 pts
32France14.6-0.9 pts
33United States14.6+0.2 pts
34India14.6-0 pts
35Switzerland14.2-0.9 pts
36Sweden14-1.1 pts
37Poland13.8-2 pts
38Cuba13.4-0.7 pts
39Samoa13.3+0.3 pts
40Trinidad and Tobago13.1+1.2 pts
41Czechia13-0.5 pts
42Germany13-0.3 pts
43Eritrea12.9-0.1 pts
44Montenegro12.7-0.2 pts
45Australia12.5-1.1 pts
46New Zealand12.5+0.5 pts
47Uzbekistan12.3+0.1 pts
48Norway12.2+0.3 pts
49Mozambique11.9+1 pts
50Thailand11.9+0.8 pts
51Netherlands11.8+0.1 pts
52Iceland11.8-2.2 pts
53Canada11.5-1.9 pts
54Portugal11.4-1.9 pts
55Botswana11-0.1 pts
56Denmark10.8-0.2 pts
57North Korea10.70 pts
58Bosnia and Herzegovina10.5-0.1 pts
59Venezuela10.5+4.4 pts
60Central African Republic10.4-0 pts
61Nepal10.4-0.3 pts
62Romania10.3-1.2 pts
63Chile10.3-0 pts
64Luxembourg10.2-2.1 pts
65El Salvador10.2-1.7 pts
66Togo10+0.2 pts
67Bulgaria9.7-0.2 pts
68Ireland9.6+0.2 pts
69Slovakia9.5-1.7 pts
70Gabon9.4-0.3 pts
71Fiji9.4-0 pts
72Kyrgyzstan9-1 pts
73Burkina Faso8.8-0 pts
74Ecuador8.8+0.4 pts
75China8.6-0 pts
76Singapore8.4-0.3 pts
77Argentina8.4-0.4 pts
78Democratic Republic of the Congo8.4+0.2 pts
79Cameroon8.3-0.1 pts
80Mauritius8.3-0 pts
81United Kingdom8.3-0.4 pts
82Namibia8-1.5 pts
83Somalia8-0 pts
84Rwanda7.9+0.1 pts
85Spain7.9-0.1 pts
86Haiti7.9-0.3 pts
87Djibouti7.9+0.4 pts
88Seychelles7.9+0.3 pts
89Côte d’Ivoire7.8-0.2 pts
90Qatar7.7+0.1 pts
91Vietnam7.6-0 pts
92Saint Lucia7.4-0.3 pts
93Benin7.3-0.1 pts
94Turkmenistan7.3-0.2 pts
95Guinea-Bissau7.20 pts
96Equatorial Guinea7.1+0.5 pts
97Senegal7.10 pts
98Burundi7+0.1 pts
99Costa Rica6.8+0.5 pts
100Malawi6.6+0.1 pts
101Italy6.6-0.6 pts
102Republic of the Congo6.6-0.1 pts
103Angola6.5-0.1 pts
104Comoros6.40 pts
105Pakistan6.4-0 pts
106Dominican Republic6.3-0.1 pts
107Brazil6.2+0.1 pts
108Malta6-1 pts
109Armenia6-0.1 pts
110Madagascar5.9+0.1 pts
111Sierra Leone5.9+0.3 pts
112North Macedonia5.9+0.5 pts
113Liberia5.80 pts
114Bahrain5.8+0.6 pts
115Paraguay5.8-0.8 pts
116South Sudan5.7+0.1 pts
117Libya5.6-0.3 pts
118Bolivia5.6-0 pts
119Guatemala5.6+0.1 pts
120Zambia5.5-0.2 pts
121Mexico5.5-0.1 pts
122Ghana5.5-0 pts
123Belize5.4-0.3 pts
124Ethiopia5.3+0.1 pts
125Bhutan5.2-0.1 pts
126Puerto Rico5.2-1.1 pts
127Israel5.1+0.6 pts
128Chad5.1-0 pts
129Cyprus5.1+0.1 pts
130Kenya5-0.1 pts
131Guinea5-0.1 pts
132Malaysia4.9+0.1 pts
133Gambia4.9-0 pts
134Yemen4.9+0.2 pts
135Nicaragua4.8+0.1 pts
136Iran4.7+0.1 pts
137Laos4.6-0.1 pts
138Uganda4.60 pts
139Greece4.6-0.3 pts
140Georgia4.6-1 pts
141Niger4.5-0 pts
142Barbados4.5+0.4 pts
143Cambodia4.50 pts
144Nigeria4.4-0 pts
145Tonga4.4-0.6 pts
146Colombia4.3+0.2 pts
147Mali4.2-0 pts
148Tanzania4.1+0.1 pts
149Albania4-0.1 pts
150Timor-Leste3.7+0.1 pts
151Bahamas3.7+0.2 pts
152Afghanistan3.50 pts
153Morocco3.5-0.1 pts
154Sudan3.4-0.1 pts
155Türkiye3.3+0.2 pts
156Iraq3.3-0 pts
157Philippines3.2+0.1 pts
158Myanmar3.1-0 pts
159Panama3.1+0.3 pts
160Bangladesh30 pts
161Honduras2.9-3.6 pts
162Tajikistan2.8-0 pts
163Mauritania2.80 pts
164Maldives2.6+0.1 pts
165Tunisia2.5-0.1 pts
166United Arab Emirates2.4-0.1 pts
167Algeria2.1-0.1 pts
168Brunei2+0.7 pts
169Papua New Guinea20 pts
170Azerbaijan1.9-0.1 pts
171Kuwait1.8-0.1 pts
172Oman1.8+0.1 pts
173Jamaica1.6-0 pts
174Indonesia1.6-0 pts
175Peru1.4+0.5 pts
176Egypt0.9-0 pts
177Saudi Arabia0.90 pts
178Grenada0.9+0.2 pts
179São Tomé and Príncipe0.8-0 pts
180Jordan0.80 pts
181Lebanon0.8-0.1 pts
182Palestine0.6-0.1 pts
183Syria0.6-0 pts
184Antigua and Barbuda0.6+0.1 pts
185Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.5-2.1 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?

Guyana, with 34.3 per 100,000 people in 2016, according to World Health Organization.

Which country has the lowest suicide mortality rate?

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, with 0.5 per 100,000 people in 2016.

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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