Countries by Suicide Rate
Complete ranking of 185 countries • per 100,000 • Updated 2026
About Suicide Rate Per 100k Rankings
Lesotho leads all 185 countries in Suicide Rate Per 100k with a value of 28.66, while Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks last at 0.41. This represents a 70-fold difference between the highest and lowest values.
What Suicide Rate Per 100k Measures
Suicide Rate Per 100k is a comparative indicator tracked across countries by the World Bank. It provides a quantitative basis for cross-national comparison, enabling researchers and policymakers to benchmark national performance on this dimension against global peers.
Why This Ranking Matters
Examining Suicide Rate Per 100k across all countries reveals patterns that might not be obvious at the national level. Regional clusters, outlier nations, and historical trajectories all become clearer when the full global picture is assembled in a single ranking.
Global Range
Values range from 0.41 (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) to 28.66 (Lesotho) — a 70-fold difference across 185 countries.
Regional Patterns
The top 20 is globally diverse, with countries from 6 continents represented. No single region dominates, suggesting this metric is driven more by national conditions than by broad continental patterns.
Values are broadly distributed across countries, with the middle 50% ranging from 4.24 to 11.92. The overall spread from 0.41 to 28.66 reflects significant global variation.
Notable Outliers
The top of the ranking is competitive: Lesotho and South Korea are separated by only 4%, indicating that the leading positions could shift with updated data.
Continental Leaders
Highest Ranked
The top five countries for Suicide Rate Per 100k are Lesotho (28.66), South Korea (27.53), Eswatini (27.23), Guyana (24.78), and Uruguay (24.75). Together, these nations represent the global leaders in this metric.
Lowest Ranked
At the other end of the spectrum, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (0.41), Syria (0.59), Jordan (0.60), Egypt (0.63), and Palestine (0.65) have the lowest values globally.
Data Source & Methodology
Rankings are based on the latest available data from World Bank, covering 185 of 249 countries and territories. Countries without data for this metric are excluded from the ranking. All values represent the most recently reported figures.
Top 10 Countries
Full Rankings
| Percentile | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |  Lesotho | 28.66 | Africa | 100% |
| 2nd |  South Korea | 27.53 | Asia | 99% |
| 3rd |  Eswatini | 27.23 | Africa | 99% |
| 4th |  Guyana | 24.78 | North America | 98% |
| 5th |  Uruguay | 24.75 | South America | 98% |
| 6th |  South Africa | 22.3 | Africa | 97% |
| 7th |  Suriname | 22.26 | North America | 97% |
| 8th |  Lithuania | 22.12 | Europe | 96% |
| 9th |  Russia | 21.37 | Europe | 96% |
| 10th |  Ukraine | 21.21 | Europe | 95% |
| 11th |  Micronesia | 19.76 | Oceania | 95% |
| 12th |  Solomon Islands | 19.6 | Oceania | 94% |
| 13th |  Slovenia | 18.85 | Europe | 94% |
| 14th |  Mongolia | 18.5 | Asia | 93% |
| 15th |  Belgium | 18.36 | Europe | 92% |
| 16th |  Kiribati | 17.47 | Oceania | 92% |
| 17th |  Japan | 17.43 | Asia | 91% |
| 18th |  Zimbabwe | 17.34 | Africa | 91% |
| 19th |  Thailand | 16.59 | Asia | 90% |
| 20th |  France | 16.58 | Europe | 90% |
| 21st |  Hungary | 16.45 | Europe | 89% |
| 22nd |  Vanuatu | 15.73 | Oceania | 89% |
| 23rd |  Croatia | 15.68 | Europe | 88% |
| 24th |  United States | 15.63 | North America | 88% |
| 25th |  Belarus | 15.61 | Europe | 87% |
| 26th |  Latvia | 15.21 | Europe | 86% |
| 27th |  Serbia | 15.14 | Europe | 86% |
| 28th |  Estonia | 14.94 | Europe | 85% |
| 29th |  Cabo Verde | 14.9 | Africa | 85% |
| 30th |  Sri Lanka | 14.74 | Asia | 84% |
| 31st |  Kazakhstan | 14.6 | Asia | 84% |
| 32nd |  Finland | 14.57 | Europe | 83% |
| 33rd |  Austria | 14.51 | Europe | 83% |
| 34th |  Moldova | 14.14 | Europe | 82% |
| 35th |  Switzerland | 14.02 | Europe | 82% |
| 36th |  Sweden | 13.84 | Europe | 81% |
| 37th |  Cuba | 13.79 | North America | 81% |
| 38th |  Poland | 13.67 | Europe | 80% |
| 39th |  Trinidad and Tobago | 13.34 | North America | 79% |
| 40th |  Czechia | 13.33 | Europe | 79% |
| 41st |  Eritrea | 13.23 | Africa | 78% |
| 42nd |  Norway | 13.19 | Europe | 78% |
| 43rd |  Australia | 13.08 | Oceania | 77% |
| 44th |  Germany | 12.9 | Europe | 77% |
| 45th |  India | 12.56 | Asia | 76% |
| 46th |  Samoa | 12 | Oceania | 76% |
| 47th |  New Zealand | 11.92 | Oceania | 75% |
| 48th |  Iceland | 11.91 | Europe | 75% |
| 49th |  Portugal | 11.52 | Europe | 74% |
| 50th |  Netherlands | 11.5 | Europe | 74% |
| 51st |  Montenegro | 11.31 | Europe | 73% |
| 52nd |  Mozambique | 10.61 | Africa | 72% |
| 53rd |  Mauritius | 10.52 | Africa | 72% |
| 54th |  Denmark | 10.46 | Europe | 71% |
| 55th |  Nepal | 10.14 | Asia | 71% |
| 56th |  Slovakia | 9.91 | Europe | 70% |
| 57th |  Romania | 9.62 | Europe | 70% |
| 58th |  United Kingdom | 9.55 | Europe | 69% |
| 59th |  Bulgaria | 9.51 | Europe | 69% |
| 60th |  Canada | 9.44 | North America | 68% |
| 61st |  Togo | 9.34 | Africa | 68% |
| 62nd |  North Korea | 9.31 | Asia | 67% |
| 63rd |  Central African Republic | 9.19 | Africa | 66% |
| 64th |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.97 | Europe | 66% |
| 65th |  China | 8.95 | Asia | 65% |
| 66th |  Congo, Democratic Republic | 8.77 | Africa | 65% |
| 67th |  Spain | 8.72 | Europe | 64% |
| 68th |  Rwanda | 8.68 | Africa | 64% |
| 69th |  Venezuela | 8.63 | North America | 63% |
| 70th |  Namibia | 8.59 | Africa | 63% |
| 71st |  Ireland | 8.55 | Europe | 62% |
| 72nd |  Burkina Faso | 8.50 | Africa | 62% |
| 73rd |  Cameroon | 8.50 | Africa | 61% |
| 74th |  Botswana | 8.35 | Africa | 61% |
| 75th |  Uzbekistan | 8.34 | Asia | 60% |
| 76th |  Fiji | 8.27 | Oceania | 59% |
| 77th |  Luxembourg | 8.22 | Europe | 59% |
| 78th |  Angola | 8.11 | Africa | 58% |
| 79th |  Singapore | 8.10 | Asia | 58% |
| 80th |  Costa Rica | 8.06 | North America | 57% |
| 81st |  Djibouti | 7.96 | Africa | 57% |
| 82nd |  Somalia | 7.96 | Africa | 56% |
| 83rd |  Argentina | 7.94 | South America | 56% |
| 84th |  South Sudan | 7.89 | Africa | 55% |
| 85th |  Haiti | 7.81 | North America | 55% |
| 86th |  Chile | 7.69 | South America | 54% |
| 87th |  Guinea-Bissau | 7.67 | Africa | 54% |
| 88th |  Burundi | 7.65 | Africa | 53% |
| 89th |  El Salvador | 7.63 | North America | 52% |
| 90th |  Brazil | 7.59 | South America | 52% |
| 91st |  Malawi | 7.57 | Africa | 51% |
| 92nd |  Ecuador | 7.56 | South America | 51% |
| 93rd |  Côte d'Ivoire | 7.39 | Africa | 50% |
| 94th |  Gabon | 7.30 | Africa | 50% |
| 95th |  Vietnam | 7.30 | Asia | 49% |
| 96th |  Zambia | 7.13 | Africa | 49% |
| 97th |  Benin | 7.12 | Africa | 48% |
| 98th |  Equatorial Guinea | 7.03 | Africa | 48% |
| 99th |  Italy | 6.99 | Europe | 47% |
| 100th |  Mexico | 6.95 | North America | 46% |
| 101st |  Turkmenistan | 6.83 | Asia | 46% |
| 102nd |  Kyrgyzstan | 6.80 | Asia | 45% |
| 103rd |  Senegal | 6.76 | Africa | 45% |
| 104th |  Congo | 6.71 | Africa | 44% |
| 105th |  Malta | 6.47 | Europe | 44% |
| 106th |  Paraguay | 6.36 | South America | 43% |
| 107th |  Sierra Leone | 6.14 | Africa | 43% |
| 108th |  Madagascar | 6.09 | Africa | 42% |
| 109th |  Ethiopia | 6.07 | Africa | 42% |
| 110th |  Comoros | 6.00 | Africa | 41% |
| 111st |  Liberia | 5.97 | Africa | 41% |
| 112nd |  North Macedonia | 5.78 | Europe | 40% |
| 113rd |  Malaysia | 5.65 | Asia | 39% |
| 114th |  Pakistan | 5.64 | Asia | 39% |
| 115th |  Uganda | 5.50 | Africa | 38% |
| 116th |  Puerto Rico | 5.42 | North America | 38% |
| 117th |  Ghana | 5.32 | Africa | 37% |
| 118th |  Saint Lucia | 5.27 | North America | 37% |
| 119th |  Chad | 5.21 | Africa | 36% |
| 120th |  Georgia | 5.10 | Europe | 36% |
| 121st |  Tanzania | 5.10 | Africa | 35% |
| 122nd |  Libya | 5.00 | Africa | 35% |
| 123rd |  Nigeria | 4.99 | Africa | 34% |
| 124th |  Colombia | 4.96 | North America | 34% |
| 125th |  Guatemala | 4.94 | North America | 33% |
| 126th |  Bhutan | 4.90 | Asia | 32% |
| 127th |  Guinea | 4.82 | Africa | 32% |
| 128th |  Gambia | 4.81 | Africa | 31% |
| 129th |  Tonga | 4.73 | Oceania | 31% |
| 130th |  Qatar | 4.70 | Asia | 30% |
| 131st |  Greece | 4.68 | Europe | 30% |
| 132nd |  Bahrain | 4.66 | Asia | 29% |
| 133rd |  Kenya | 4.58 | Africa | 29% |
| 134th |  Laos | 4.58 | Asia | 28% |
| 135th |  Cambodia | 4.50 | Asia | 28% |
| 136th |  Niger | 4.48 | Africa | 27% |
| 137th |  Israel | 4.37 | Asia | 26% |
| 138th |  Seychelles | 4.27 | Africa | 26% |
| 139th |  Nicaragua | 4.24 | North America | 25% |
| 140th |  Yemen | 4.21 | Asia | 25% |
| 141st |  Bolivia | 4.20 | South America | 24% |
| 142nd |  Dominican Republic | 4.20 | North America | 24% |
| 143rd |  Belize | 4.18 | North America | 23% |
| 144th |  Mali | 4.16 | Africa | 23% |
| 145th |  Iran | 4.07 | Asia | 22% |
| 146th |  Afghanistan | 3.60 | Asia | 22% |
| 147th |  Timor-Leste | 3.56 | Asia | 21% |
| 148th |  Barbados | 3.50 | North America | 21% |
| 149th |  Philippines | 3.49 | Asia | 20% |
| 150th |  Panama | 3.29 | North America | 19% |
| 151st |  Bahamas | 3.25 | North America | 19% |
| 152nd |  Sudan | 3.16 | Africa | 18% |
| 153rd |  Brunei | 3.05 | Asia | 18% |
| 154th |  Cyprus | 3.02 | Europe | 17% |
| 155th |  Honduras | 2.97 | North America | 17% |
| 156th |  Iraq | 2.97 | Asia | 16% |
| 157th |  Morocco | 2.91 | Africa | 16% |
| 158th |  Myanmar | 2.89 | Asia | 15% |
| 159th |  Bangladesh | 2.81 | Asia | 15% |
| 160th |  Albania | 2.75 | Europe | 14% |
| 161st |  Mauritania | 2.71 | Africa | 14% |
| 162nd |  Turkey | 2.69 | Europe | 13% |
| 163rd |  Armenia | 2.46 | Europe | 12% |
| 164th |  Tajikistan | 2.43 | Asia | 12% |
| 165th |  Kuwait | 2.31 | Asia | 11% |
| 166th |  Algeria | 2.18 | Africa | 11% |
| 167th |  Tunisia | 1.84 | Africa | 10% |
| 168th |  Papua New Guinea | 1.82 | Oceania | 10% |
| 169th |  United Arab Emirates | 1.71 | Asia | 9% |
| 170th |  Jamaica | 1.69 | North America | 9% |
| 171st |  Azerbaijan | 1.56 | Europe | 8% |
| 172nd |  Peru | 1.54 | South America | 8% |
| 173rd |  Maldives | 1.47 | Asia | 7% |
| 174th |  Antigua and Barbuda | 1.46 | North America | 6% |
| 175th |  Grenada | 1.30 | North America | 6% |
| 176th |  Indonesia | 1.20 | Asia | 5% |
| 177th |  Saudi Arabia | 0.95 | Asia | 5% |
| 178th |  Oman | 0.91 | Asia | 4% |
| 179th |  Sao Tome and Principe | 0.86 | Africa | 4% |
| 180th |  Lebanon | 0.70 | Asia | 3% |
| 181st |  Palestine | 0.65 | Asia | 3% |
| 182nd |  Egypt | 0.63 | Africa | 2% |
| 183rd |  Jordan | 0.60 | Asia | 2% |
| 184th |  Syria | 0.59 | Asia | 1% |
| 185th |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.41 | North America | 1% |