Suicide mortality rate by country

See the United States's strengths and weaknesses

United States: 15.6 in 2021, 31st of 38 OECD members (lowest first). 162nd of all 185 with data.

Highest: Lesotho (28.7, 2021) · Lowest: St. Vincent and the Grenadines (0.4, 2021) · 185 countries and territories with data.

Deaths by suicide per 100,000 people (WHO estimates). If you are struggling, please reach out to a crisis line or someone you trust.

Ranking

Latest value for each country (within 5 years).

Over time

United States: rank over time

Rank among the countries with data in each year (lowest first).

World ranking (lowest first)

RankCountryValueYear
1St. Vincent and the Grenadines0.42021
2Syria0.62021
3Jordan0.62021
4Egypt0.62021
5West Bank and Gaza0.72021
6Lebanon0.72021
7São Tomé and Príncipe0.92021
8Oman0.92021
9Saudi Arabia0.92021
10Indonesia1.22021
11Grenada1.32021
12Antigua and Barbuda1.52021
13Maldives1.52021
14Peru1.52021
15Azerbaijan1.62021
16Jamaica1.72021
17United Arab Emirates1.72021
18Papua New Guinea1.82021
19Tunisia1.82021
20Algeria2.22021
21Kuwait2.32021
22Tajikistan2.42021
23Armenia2.52021
24Türkiye2.72021
25Mauritania2.72021
26Albania2.82021
27Bangladesh2.82021
28Myanmar2.92021
29Morocco2.92021
30Honduras3.02021
31Iraq3.02021
32Cyprus3.02021
33Brunei3.02021
34Sudan3.22021
35Bahamas3.22021
36Panama3.32021
37Philippines3.52021
38Barbados3.52021
39Timor-Leste3.62021
40Afghanistan3.62021
41Iran4.12021
42Mali4.22021
43Belize4.22021
44Bolivia4.22021
45Dominican Republic4.22021
46Yemen4.22021
47Nicaragua4.22021
48Seychelles4.32021
49Israel4.42021
50Niger4.52021
51Cambodia4.52021
52Kenya4.62021
53Laos4.62021
54Bahrain4.72021
55Greece4.72021
56Qatar4.72021
57Tonga4.72021
58Gambia4.82021
59Guinea4.82021
60Bhutan4.92021
61Guatemala4.92021
62Colombia5.02021
63Nigeria5.02021
64Libya5.02021
65Georgia5.12021
66Tanzania5.12021
67Chad5.22021
68St. Lucia5.32021
69Ghana5.32021
70Puerto Rico5.42021
71Uganda5.52021
72Pakistan5.62021
73Malaysia5.72021
74North Macedonia5.82021
75Liberia6.02021
76Comoros6.02021
77Ethiopia6.12021
78Madagascar6.12021
79Sierra Leone6.12021
80Paraguay6.42021
81Malta6.52021
82Republic of the Congo6.72021
83Senegal6.82021
84Kyrgyzstan6.82021
85Turkmenistan6.82021
86Mexico7.02021
87Italy7.02021
88Equatorial Guinea7.02021
89Benin7.12021
90Zambia7.12021
91Gabon7.32021
92Vietnam7.32021
93Côte d'Ivoire7.42021
94Ecuador7.62021
95Malawi7.62021
96Brazil7.62021
97El Salvador7.62021
98Burundi7.72021
99Guinea-Bissau7.72021
100Chile7.72021
101Haiti7.82021
102South Sudan7.92021
103Argentina7.92021
104Djibouti8.02021
105Somalia8.02021
106Costa Rica8.12021
107Singapore8.12021
108Angola8.12021
109Luxembourg8.22021
110Fiji8.32021
111Uzbekistan8.32021
112Botswana8.32021
113Burkina Faso8.52021
114Cameroon8.52021
115Ireland8.62021
116Namibia8.62021
117Venezuela8.62021
118Rwanda8.72021
119Spain8.72021
120DR Congo8.82021
121China8.92021
122Bosnia and Herzegovina9.02021
123Central African Republic9.22021
124North Korea9.32021
125Togo9.32021
126Canada9.42021
127Bulgaria9.52021
128United Kingdom9.62021
129Romania9.62021
130Slovakia9.92021
131Nepal10.12021
132Denmark10.52021
133Mauritius10.52021
134Mozambique10.62021
135Montenegro11.32021
136Netherlands11.52021
137Portugal11.52021
138Iceland11.92021
139New Zealand11.92021
140Samoa12.02021
141India12.62021
142Germany12.92021
143Australia13.12021
144Norway13.22021
145Eritrea13.22021
146Czechia13.32021
147Trinidad and Tobago13.32021
148Poland13.72021
149Cuba13.82021
150Sweden13.82021
151Switzerland14.02021
152Moldova14.12021
153Austria14.52021
154Finland14.62021
155Kazakhstan14.62021
156Sri Lanka14.72021
157Cabo Verde14.92021
158Estonia14.92021
159Serbia15.12021
160Latvia15.22021
161Belarus15.62021
162United States15.62021
163Croatia15.72021
164Vanuatu15.72021
165Hungary16.42021
166France16.62021
167Thailand16.62021
168Zimbabwe17.32021
169Japan17.42021
170Kiribati17.52021
171Belgium18.42021
172Mongolia18.52021
173Slovenia18.92021
174Solomon Islands19.62021
175Micronesia19.82021
176Ukraine21.22021
177Russia21.42021
178Lithuania22.12021
179Suriname22.32021
180South Africa22.32021
181Uruguay24.82021
182Guyana24.82021
183Eswatini27.22021
184South Korea27.52021
185Lesotho28.72021

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (SH.STA.SUIC.P5). License: CC BY 4.0. Data retrieved: 2026-11-02.

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