List of countries by suicide rate

File:Suicide rates map.svgWorld map of suicide rates per 100,000.

The following is a List of suicide rates by country according to data from the World Health Organization in which a country's rank is determined by its total rate of suicides. Male and female suicide rates are out of total male population and total female population, respectively (e.g. total male population divided by total number of male suicides). The total rate of suicides is based on the total number of suicides divided by the total population rather than merely the average of the male and female suicide rates, because the gender ratio in many countries is not 1:1. Year refers to the most recent year that data was available for a particular country.

This list should be used with caution. Little data is available documenting suicide rates in Africa, and the Middle East. Even in countries where cause-of-death data is collected systematically, differing societal attitudes toward suicide may impact the recorded figures (e.g., misreporting a suicide as an accidental death out of deference for the bereaved).

Suicides per 100,000 people per year:[1][2] Rank | Country | Year | Males | Females | Total

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1. | Template:Flagicon Lithuania[3][4] | 2005 | 68.1 | 12.9 | 38.6
2. | Template:Flagicon Belarus | 2003 | 63.3 | 10.3 | 35.1
3. | Template:Flagicon Russia | 2004 | 61.6 | 10.7 | 34.3
4. | Template:Flagicon Kazakhstan | 2003 | 51.0 | 8.9 | 29.2
5. | Template:Flagicon Slovenia | 2003 | 45.0 | 12.0 | 28.1
6. | Template:Flagicon Hungary | 2003 | 44.9 | 12.0 | 27.7
7. | Template:Flagicon Latvia | 2004 | 42.9 | 8.5 | 24.3
8. | Template:Flagicon Japan | 2004 | 35.6 | 12.8 | 24.0
9. | Template:Flagicon Ukraine | 2004 | 43.0 | 7.3 | 23.8
10. | Template:Flagicon Sri Lanka | 1996 | NA | NA | 21.6
11. | Template:Flagicon Belgium | 1997 | 31.2 | 11.4 | 21.1
12. | Template:Flagicon Finland | 2003 | 31.9 | 9.8 | 20.6
13. | Template:Flagicon Estonia | 2005 | 35.5 | 7.3 | 20.3
14. | Template:Flagicon Croatia | 2004 | 30.2 | 9.8 | 19.6
15. | Template:Flagicon Serbia and Montenegro | 2002 | 28.8 | 10.4 | 19.3
16. | Template:Flagicon Switzerland | 2001 | 26.5 | 10.6 | 18.4
17. | Template:Flagicon Cuba | 1996 | 24.5 | 12.0 | 18.3
18. | Template:Flagicon Austria | 2003 | 27.1 | 9.3 | 17.9
19. | Template:Flagicon Republic of Korea | 2002 | 24.7 | 11.2 | 17.9
20. | Template:Flagicon France | 2001 | 26.6 | 9.1 | 17.6
21. | Template:Flagicon Republic of Moldova | 2004 | 29.3 | 5.2 | 16.7
22. | Template:Flagicon Czech Republic | 2004 | 25.9 | 5.7 | 15.5
23. | Template:Flagicon Poland | 2002 | 26.6 | 5.0 | 15.5
24. | Template:Flagicon Hong Kong SAR, China | 2002 | 20.7 | 10.2 | 15.3
25. | Template:Flagicon Romania | 2002 | 23.9 | 4.7 | 14.1
26. | Template:Flagicon Bulgaria | 2003 | 21.0 | 7.3 | 14.0
27. | Template:Flagicon China (selected areas) | 1999 | 13.0 | 14.8 | 13.9
28. | Template:Flagicon Denmark | 2000 | 20.2 | 7.2 | 13.6
29. | Template:Flagicon Germany | 2001 | 20.4 | 7.0 | 13.5
30. | Template:Flagicon Sweden | 2001 | 18.9 | 8.1 | 13.4
31. | Template:Flagicon Slovakia | 2002 | 23.6 | 3.6 | 13.3
32. | Template:Flagicon Seychelles | 1998 | NA | NA | 13.2
33. | Template:Flagicon Australia | 2001 | 20.1 | 5.3 | 12.7
34. | Template:Flagicon Ireland | 2001 | 21.4 | 4.1 | 12.7
35. | Template:Flagicon Iceland | 2001 | 19.6 | 5.6 | 12.6
36. | Template:Flagicon Canada | 2001 | 18.7 | 5.2 | 11.9
37. | Template:Flagicon Mauritius | 2000 | 18.8 | 5.2 | 11.9
38. | Template:Flagicon New Zealand | 2000 | 19.8 | 4.2 | 11.9
39. | Template:Flagicon Suriname | 1992 | 16.6 | 7.2 | 11.9
40. | Template:Flagicon Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1991 | 20.3 | 3.3 | 11.8
41. | Template:Flagicon Portugal | 2002 | 18.9 | 4.9 | 11.7
42. | Template:Flagicon Trinidad and Tobago | 1994 | 17.4 | 5 | 11.6
43. | Template:Flagicon Luxembourg | 2003 | 18.5 | 3.5 | 10.9
44. | Template:Flagicon Norway | 2002 | 16.1 | 5.8 | 10.9
45. | Template:Flagicon India | 1998 | 12.2 | 9.1 | 10.7
46. | Template:Flagicon United States | 2002 | 17.6 | 4.1 | 11.0
47. | Template:Flagicon Guyana | 1994 | 14.6 | 6.5 | 10.5
48. | Template:Flagicon Uruguay | 1990 | 16.6 | 4.2 | 10.3
49. | Template:Flagicon Kyrgyzstan | 2003 | 16.1 | 3.2 | 9.6
50. | Template:Flagicon Singapore | 2002 | 11.4 | 7.6 | 9.5
51. | Template:Flagicon Netherlands | 2003 | 12.7 | 5.9 | 9.2
52. | Template:Flagicon Puerto Rico | 1992 | 16.1 | 1.9 | 8.7
53. | Template:Flagicon Turkmenistan | 1998 | 13.8 | 3.5 | 8.6
54. | Template:Flagicon Spain | 2002 | 12.6 | 3.9 | 8.2
55. | Template:Flagicon El Salvador | 1993 | 10.4 | 5.5 | 7.9
56. | Template:Flagicon Zimbabwe | 1990 | 10.6 | 5.2 | 7.9
57. | Template:Flagicon Saint Lucia | 1988 | 9.3 | 5.8 | 7.5
58. | Template:Flagicon Republic of Macedonia | 2000 | 10.3 | 4.5 | 7.4
59. | Template:Flagicon Italy | 2001 | 11.1 | 3.3 | 7.1
60. | Template:Flagicon United Kingdom | 2004 | 10.8 | 3.3 | 7.0
61. | Template:Flagicon Barbados | 1995 | 9.5 | 3.7 | 6.5
62. | Template:Flagicon Belize | 1995 | 12.1 | 0.9 | 6.5
63. | Template:Flagicon Argentina | 1996 | 9.9 | 3.0 | 6.4
64. | Template:Flagicon Israel | 2003 | 10.4 | 2.1 | 6.2
65. | Template:Flagicon Uzbekistan | 2002 | 9.3 | 3.1 | 6.2
66. | Template:Flagicon Costa Rica | 1995 | 9.7 | 2.1 | 5.9
67. | Template:Flagicon Chile | 1994 | 10.2 | 1.4 | 5.7
68. | Template:Flagicon Venezuela | 1994 | 8.3 | 1.9 | 5.1
69. | Template:Flagicon Malta | 2003 | 8.6 | 1.5 | 5.0
70. | Template:Flagicon Ecuador | 1995 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 4.8
71. | Template:Flagicon Brazil | 1995 | 6.6 | 1.8 | 4.1
72. | Template:Flagicon Albania | 2003 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 4.0
73. | Template:Flagicon Thailand | 1994 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 4
74. | Template:Flagicon Panama | 1987 | 5.6 | 1.9 | 3.8
75. | Template:Flagicon Colombia | 1994 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 3.5
76. | Template:Flagicon Nicaragua | 1994 | 4.7 | 2.2 | 3.4
77. | Template:Flagicon Bahrain | 1988 | 4.9 | 0.5 | 3.1
78. | Template:Flagicon Mexico | 1995 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 3.1
79. | Template:Flagicon Greece | 2002 | 4.7 | 1.2 | 2.9
80. | Template:Flagicon Tajikistan | 2001 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.6
81. | Template:Flagicon Paraguay | 1994 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 2.3
82. | Template:Flagicon Georgia | 2001 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 2.2
83. | Template:Flagicon Philippines | 1993 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 2.1
84. | Template:Flagicon Kuwait | 2002 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 2.0
85. | Template:Flagicon Armenia | 2003 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 1.8
86. | Template:Flagicon Azerbaijan | 2002 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 1.1
87. | Template:Flagicon Bahamas | 1995 | 2.2 | 0 | 1.1
88. | Template:Flagicon São Tomé and Príncipe | 1987 | 0 | 1.8 | 0.9
89. | Template:Flagicon Guatemala | 1984 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.5
90. | Template:Flagicon Peru | 1989 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5
91. | Template:Flagicon Jamaica | 1985 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3
92. | Template:Flagicon Iran | 1991 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2
93. | Template:Flagicon Syria | 1985 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1
94. | Template:Flagicon Antigua and Barbuda | 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0
95. | Template:Flagicon Dominican Republic | 1994 | 0 | 0 | 0
96. | Template:Flagicon Egypt | 1987 | 0.1 | 0 | 0
97. | Template:Flagicon Honduras | 1978 | 0 | 0 | 0
98. | Template:Flagicon Jordan | 1979 | 0 | 0 | 0
99. | Template:Flagicon St. Kitts and Nevis | 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0
100. | Template:Flagicon St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 1996 | 0 | 0 | 0

## Notes

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1. ↑ Table of WHO suicide rates by gender
2. ↑ WHO country reports and charts for suicide rates
3. ↑ Template:Lt icon Lithuanian suicide rate graph as of 2005
4. ↑ Template:Lt icon Official report on death causes in Lithuania

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