Metric briefing
Suicide Rate by Country
185 countries • per 100,000 people • World Bank Open Data
- Top country
- Lesotho
- Lowest country
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Source
- World Bank Open Data
What It Measures
Suicide mortality rate per 100,000 people, from World Bank Open Data.
At a Glance
World average
8.55
Middle country
7.39
Low end
0.41
High end
28.66
Countries
185
Data source
World Map
Highest & Lowest Suicide Rate
Highest Suicide Rate
Worth a Double Take
Biggest ranking jump: #3 Eswatini is 2.45 per 100k higher than #4 Guyana (27.23 per 100k vs 24.78 per 100k).
Another sharp ranking jump: #5 Uruguay is 2.45 per 100k higher than #6 South Africa (24.75 per 100k vs 22.3 per 100k).
Another sharp ranking jump: #10 Ukraine is 1.45 per 100k higher than #11 Micronesia (21.21 per 100k vs 19.76 per 100k).