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Countries by suicide mortality rate

Guyana had the highest suicide mortality rate of 185 countries in 2017, at 32 per 100,000 people. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 7.2 per 100,000 people. Source: World Health Organization.

Highest32Guyana
Lowest0Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Median7.2185 countries

Top 40 countries, 2017

Guyana: 32 per 100,000 peopleGuyana32Lithuania: 29.5 per 100,000 peopleLithuania29.5Eswatini: 28.9 per 100,000 peopleEswatini28.9Russia: 27.3 per 100,000 peopleRussia27.3Lesotho: 26.1 per 100,000 peopleLesotho26.1Suriname: 25.9 per 100,000 peopleSuriname25.9South Korea: 25.6 per 100,000 peopleSouth Korea25.6Ukraine: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleUkraine21.8Latvia: 21 per 100,000 peopleLatvia21Uruguay: 21 per 100,000 peopleUruguay21Solomon Islands: 20.5 per 100,000 peopleSolomon Islands20.5Slovenia: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia20.4Micronesia: 20.4 per 100,000 peopleMicronesia20.4Kiribati: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleKiribati19.6Belarus: 19 per 100,000 peopleBelarus19Kazakhstan: 18.9 per 100,000 peopleKazakhstan18.9Belgium: 18.4 per 100,000 peopleBelgium18.4South Africa: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleSouth Africa18.2Mongolia: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleMongolia17.9Estonia: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleEstonia17.9Hungary: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleHungary17.4Japan: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleJapan17.2Serbia: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleSerbia16.3Vanuatu: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleVanuatu16.2Finland: 15.7 per 100,000 peopleFinland15.7Austria: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleAustria15.5Croatia: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleCroatia15.5Sri Lanka: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleSri Lanka15.2United States: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleUnited States15.2Zimbabwe: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleZimbabwe15.1India: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleIndia14.9Cape Verde: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleCape Verde14.8France: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleFrance14.8Cuba: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleCuba14.6Sweden: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleSweden14.5Switzerland: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleSwitzerland14.4Czechia: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleCzechia13.9Australia: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleAustralia13.9Moldova: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleMoldova13.6Trinidad and Tobago: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleTrinidad and Tobago13.5
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

RankCountries2017
per 100,000 people		Change on 2016
1Guyana32-2.2 pts
2Lithuania29.5-2.8 pts
3Eswatini28.9+3 pts
4Russia27.3-2.9 pts
5Lesotho26.1-0.7 pts
6Suriname25.9-0.6 pts
7South Korea25.6-1.5 pts
8Ukraine21.8+0.5 pts
9Latvia21-0 pts
10Uruguay21-0.3 pts
11Solomon Islands20.50 pts
12Slovenia20.4+1.6 pts
13Micronesia20.4+0.1 pts
14Kiribati19.6-1.1 pts
15Belarus19-1.9 pts
16Kazakhstan18.9-1.1 pts
17Belgium18.4-0.8 pts
18South Africa18.2-1.4 pts
19Mongolia17.9-0.6 pts
20Estonia17.9+2.8 pts
21Hungary17.4-1.4 pts
22Japan17.2-0.5 pts
23Serbia16.3+0.3 pts
24Vanuatu16.2-0 pts
25Finland15.7+0.4 pts
26Austria15.5-0.1 pts
27Croatia15.5-0.7 pts
28Sri Lanka15.2+0.1 pts
29United States15.2+0.6 pts
30Zimbabwe15.10 pts
31India14.9+0.2 pts
32Cape Verde14.8+0.1 pts
33France14.8+0.2 pts
34Cuba14.6+1.2 pts
35Sweden14.5+0.4 pts
36Switzerland14.4+0.2 pts
37Czechia13.9+0.9 pts
38Australia13.9+1.4 pts
39Moldova13.6-1.2 pts
40Trinidad and Tobago13.5+0.5 pts
41Montenegro13.3+0.6 pts
42Poland13.3-0.6 pts
43Samoa13.1-0.2 pts
44Eritrea13.1+0.1 pts
45New Zealand12.8+0.4 pts
46Germany12.5-0.5 pts
47Mozambique12.5+0.6 pts
48Thailand12.2+0.3 pts
49Portugal12.1+0.7 pts
50Netherlands11.9+0.1 pts
51Canada11.8+0.3 pts
52Norway11.7-0.5 pts
53Uzbekistan11.7-0.6 pts
54Denmark11.2+0.4 pts
55Central African Republic11.1+0.6 pts
56Iceland10.9-0.9 pts
57Botswana10.8-0.2 pts
58Nepal10.6+0.2 pts
59Bosnia and Herzegovina10.5-0 pts
60Bulgaria10.3+0.6 pts
61North Korea10.2-0.5 pts
62Romania10.1-0.2 pts
63Chile10.1-0.2 pts
64Luxembourg10-0.3 pts
65Togo9.8-0.1 pts
66Fiji9.6+0.3 pts
67Mauritius9.5+1.1 pts
68Gabon9.3-0.1 pts
69Slovakia9.1-0.4 pts
70Kyrgyzstan9.10 pts
71Argentina9+0.6 pts
72Ecuador8.9+0.1 pts
73Namibia8.9+0.9 pts
74Burkina Faso8.8-0.1 pts
75China8.6-0 pts
76Democratic Republic of the Congo8.6+0.2 pts
77El Salvador8.5-1.7 pts
78Ireland8.5-1.2 pts
79Singapore8.4-0 pts
80Cameroon8.2-0.2 pts
81Spain8.1+0.2 pts
82Rwanda8.1+0.2 pts
83Djibouti8.1+0.2 pts
84Venezuela8.1-2.4 pts
85Haiti8+0.2 pts
86United Kingdom8-0.3 pts
87Somalia8-0 pts
88Seychelles7.8-0 pts
89Côte d’Ivoire7.7-0.1 pts
90Qatar7.5-0.2 pts
91Vietnam7.5-0.1 pts
92Benin7.3-0.1 pts
93Equatorial Guinea7.2+0.1 pts
94Guinea-Bissau7.20 pts
95Turkmenistan7.1-0.2 pts
96Saint Lucia7.1-0.3 pts
97Italy7.1+0.4 pts
98Senegal7-0 pts
99Puerto Rico7+1.8 pts
100Burundi7-0 pts
101Brazil6.9+0.6 pts
102Malawi6.9+0.2 pts
103Dominican Republic6.7+0.4 pts
104Republic of the Congo6.6-0 pts
105Angola6.5-0 pts
106Pakistan6.4-0 pts
107Libya6.3+0.7 pts
108Comoros6.3-0.1 pts
109Belize6.3+0.8 pts
110Paraguay6.2+0.5 pts
111Sierra Leone6+0.2 pts
112Bahrain6+0.2 pts
113Liberia6+0.1 pts
114Guatemala5.9+0.4 pts
115South Sudan5.9+0.2 pts
116Madagascar5.9-0 pts
117Kenya5.7+0.7 pts
118Mexico5.7+0.2 pts
119Zambia5.6+0.1 pts
120Costa Rica5.6-1.2 pts
121Bolivia5.5-0 pts
122Ghana5.50 pts
123Ethiopia5.40 pts
124Bhutan5.3+0.1 pts
125North Macedonia5.3-0.6 pts
126Malta5.2-0.8 pts
127Chad5.10 pts
128Israel5.1-0.1 pts
129Malaysia5.1+0.2 pts
130Guinea50 pts
131Greece5+0.4 pts
132Nicaragua5+0.1 pts
133Gambia4.90 pts
134Tonga4.7+0.4 pts
135Yemen4.7-0.1 pts
136Colombia4.6+0.3 pts
137Laos4.6-0.1 pts
138Iran4.5-0.2 pts
139Niger4.50 pts
140Uganda4.5-0.1 pts
141Cambodia4.4-0 pts
142Cyprus4.4-0.7 pts
143Nigeria4.4-0.1 pts
144Georgia4.3-0.2 pts
145Mali4.2-0 pts
146Albania3.9-0.1 pts
147Barbados3.9-0.5 pts
148Tanzania3.8-0.4 pts
149Bahamas3.6-0 pts
150Afghanistan3.6+0.1 pts
151Timor-Leste3.5-0.1 pts
152Sudan3.50 pts
153Türkiye3.40 pts
154Morocco3.3-0.1 pts
155Iraq3.30 pts
156Philippines3.30 pts
157Armenia3.2-2.8 pts
158Bangladesh3.1+0.1 pts
159Myanmar3-0.1 pts
160Panama3-0.1 pts
161Honduras3+0.1 pts
162Mauritania2.80 pts
163Tajikistan2.7-0.1 pts
164Tunisia2.6+0.1 pts
165United Arab Emirates2.5+0.1 pts
166Brunei2.5+0.4 pts
167Maldives2.4-0.2 pts
168Algeria2-0 pts
169Papua New Guinea1.9-0.1 pts
170Oman1.9+0.1 pts
171Kuwait1.9+0.1 pts
172Azerbaijan1.9-0 pts
173Jamaica1.7+0.1 pts
174Indonesia1.6-0 pts
175Peru1.4-0 pts
176Saudi Arabia1+0.1 pts
177Egypt0.9-0.1 pts
178São Tomé and Príncipe0.80 pts
179Jordan0.8-0 pts
180Lebanon0.7-0 pts
181Palestine0.70 pts
182Syria0.60 pts
183Grenada0.5-0.4 pts
184Antigua and Barbuda0-0.6 pts
184Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0-0.5 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 32 per 100,000 people in 2017, according to World Health Organization.

Which country has the lowest suicide mortality rate?

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2017.

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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