Suicide rates in countries throughout the world
Source of data in chart
and tables: WHO Suicide Information
For details see:
Table A
Suicide Rates (per 100.000)
Source: World Health
Organization
( most recent year
available, as of November 1999) |
Country |
Year |
Males |
Females |
| Albania |
1993 |
2.9 |
1.7 |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
1995 |
0 |
0 |
| Argentina |
1993 |
10.6 |
2.9 |
| Armenia |
1992 |
3.6 |
1.0 |
| Australia (Details) |
1995 |
19.0 |
5.1 |
| Austria |
1997 |
30.0 |
10.0 |
| Azerbaijan |
1996 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
| Bahamas |
1995 |
2.2 |
0 |
| Bahrain |
1988 |
4.9 |
0.5 |
| Barbados |
1995 |
9.5 |
3.7 |
| Belarus |
1993 |
48.7 |
9.6 |
| Belgium |
1992 |
26.7 |
11.0 |
| Belize |
1995 |
12.0 |
0.9 |
| Brazil |
1992 |
5.6 |
1.6 |
| Bulgaria |
1994 |
25.3 |
9.7 |
| Canada (Details) |
1995 |
21.5 |
5.4 |
| Chile |
1994 |
10.2 |
1.4 |
| China (mainland) |
1994 |
14.3 |
17.9 |
| China (SAR Hong Kong) |
1996 |
15.9 |
9.1 |
| Colombia |
1994 |
5.5 |
1.5 |
| Costa Rica |
1994 |
8.0 |
1.8 |
| Croatia |
1996 |
34.2 |
11.3 |
| Cuba |
1995 |
25.6 |
14.9 |
| Czech Republic |
1996 |
24.0 |
6.8 |
| Denmark |
1996 |
24.3 |
9.8 |
| Dominican Republic |
1994 |
0 |
0 |
| Ecuador |
1995 |
6.4 |
3.2 |
| Egypt |
1987 |
0.1 |
0 |
| El Salvador |
1990 |
15.6 |
7.7 |
| Estonia |
1996 |
64.3 |
14.1 |
| Finland |
1996 |
38.7 |
10.7 |
| France |
1995 |
30.4 |
10.8 |
| Georgia |
1990 |
5.4 |
2.0 |
| Germany |
1997 |
22.1 |
8.1 |
| Greece |
1996 |
5.7 |
1.2 |
| Guatemala |
1984 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
| Guyana |
1994 |
14.6 |
6.5 |
| Honduras |
1978 |
0 |
0 |
| Hungary |
1997 |
49.2 |
15.6 |
| Iceland |
1995 |
16.4 |
3.8 |
| India |
1995 |
11.4 |
8.0 |
| Iran |
1991 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
| Ireland |
1995 |
17.9 |
4.6 |
| Israel |
1996 |
8.2 |
2.6 |
| Italy |
1993 |
12.7 |
4.0 |
| Jamaica |
1985 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
| Japan |
1996 |
24.3 |
11.5 |
| Jordan |
1979 |
0 |
0 |
| Kazakhstan |
1996 |
51.9 |
9.5 |
| Kuwait |
1994 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
| Kyrgyzstan |
1996 |
17.6 |
3.8 |
| Latvia |
1998 |
59.5 |
11.8 |
| Lithuania |
1998 |
73.7 |
13.7 |
| Luxembourg |
1997 |
29.0 |
9.8 |
| Malta |
1997 |
5.9 |
2.1 |
| Mauritius |
1996 |
20.6 |
6.4 |
| Mexico |
1995 |
5.4 |
1.0 |
| Netherlands |
1995 |
13.1 |
6.5 |
| New Zealand |
1994 |
23.6 |
5.8 |
| Nicaragua |
1994 |
4.7 |
2.2 |
| Norway |
1995 |
19.1 |
6.2 |
| Panama |
1987 |
5.6 |
1.9 |
| Paraguay |
1994 |
3.4 |
1.2 |
| Peru |
1989 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
| Philippines |
1993 |
2.5 |
1.7 |
| Poland |
1996 |
24.1 |
4.6 |
| Portugal |
1996 |
10.3 |
3.1 |
| Puerto Rico |
1992 |
16.1 |
1.9 |
| Republic of Korea |
1995 |
14.5 |
6.7 |
| Republic of Moldova |
1996 |
30.9 |
6.2 |
| Romania |
1996 |
21.1 |
4.3 |
| Russian Federation |
1995 |
72.9 |
13.7 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
1995 |
0 |
0 |
| Saint Lucia |
1986-88 |
11.0 |
3.0 |
| St. Vincent and The Grenadines |
1982-85 |
2.0 |
0 |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
1987 |
0 |
1.8 |
| Seychelles |
1985-87 |
12.2 |
0 |
| Singapore |
1997 |
14.3 |
8.0 |
| Slovenia |
1996 |
48.0 |
13.9 |
| Spain |
1995 |
12.5 |
3.7 |
| Sri Lanka |
1995 |
44.7 |
16.6 |
| Suriname |
1992 |
16.6 |
7.2 |
| Sweden |
1996 |
20.0 |
8.5 |
| Switzerland |
1994 |
30.9 |
12.2 |
| Syrian Arab Republic |
1985 |
0.2 |
0 |
| Tajikistan |
1992 |
5.1 |
2.3 |
| Thailand |
1994 |
5.6 |
2.4 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
1994 |
17.4 |
5.0 |
| Turkmenistan |
1994 |
8.1 |
3.4 |
| Ukraine |
1992 |
38.2 |
9.2 |
| United Kingdom |
1997 |
11.0 |
3.2 |
| United States of America (Details) |
1996 |
19.3 |
4.4 |
| Uruguay |
1990 |
16.6 |
4.2 |
| Uzbekistan |
1993 |
9.3 |
3.2 |
| Venezuela |
1994 |
8.3 |
1.9 |
| Yugoslavia |
1990 |
21.6 |
9.2 |
| Zimbabwe |
1990 |
10.6 |
5.2 |
Table B
Suicide
Rates (per 100,000) — Various Countries
Source World Health
Organization |
Country |
Males |
Females |
| Lithuania |
73.7 |
13.7 |
| Russian Federation |
72.9 |
13.7 |
| Estonia |
64.3 |
14.1 |
| Latvia |
59.5 |
11.8 |
| Kazakhstan |
51.9 |
9.5 |
| Hungary |
49.2 |
15.6 |
| Belarus |
48.7 |
9.6 |
| Slovenia |
48.0 |
13.9 |
| Sri Lanka |
44.7 |
16.6 |
| Finland |
38.7 |
10.7 |
| Ukraine |
38.2 |
9.2 |
| Croatia |
34.2 |
11.3 |
| Republic of Moldova |
30.9 |
6.2 |
| Switzerland |
30.9 |
12.2 |
| France |
30.4 |
10.8 |
| Austria |
30.0 |
10.0 |
| Luxembourg |
29.0 |
9.8 |
| Belgium |
26.7 |
11.0 |
| Cuba |
25.6 |
14.9 |
| Bulgaria |
25.3 |
9.7 |
| Denmark |
24.3 |
9.8 |
| Japan |
24.3 |
11.5 |
| Poland |
24.1 |
4.6 |
| Czech Republic |
24.0 |
6.8 |
| New Zealand |
23.6 |
5.8 |
| Germany |
22.1 |
8.1 |
| Yugoslavia |
21.6 |
9.2 |
| Canada (Details) |
21.5 |
5.4 |
| Romania |
21.1 |
4.3 |
| Mauritius |
20.6 |
6.4 |
| Sweden |
20.0 |
8.5 |
| United States of America (Details) |
19.3 |
4.4 |
| Norway |
19.1 |
6.2 |
| Australia (Details) |
19.0 |
5.1 |
| Ireland |
17.9 |
4.6 |
| Kyrgyzstan |
17.6 |
3.8 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
17.4 |
5.0 |
| Suriname |
16.6 |
7.2 |
| Uruguay |
16.6 |
4.2 |
| Iceland |
16.4 |
3.8 |
| Puerto Rico |
16.1 |
1.9 |
| China (SAR Hong Kong) |
15.9 |
9.1 |
| El Salvador |
15.6 |
7.7 |
| Guyana |
14.6 |
6.5 |
| Republic of Korea |
14.5 |
6.7 |
| China (mainland) |
14.3 |
17.9 |
| Singapore |
14.3 |
8.0 |
| Netherlands |
13.1 |
6.5 |
| Italy |
12.7 |
4.0 |
| Spain |
12.5 |
3.7 |
| Seychelles |
12.2 |
0.0 |
| Belize |
12.0 |
0.9 |
| India |
11.4 |
8.0 |
| Saint Lucia |
11.0 |
3.0 |
| United Kingdom |
11.0 |
3.2 |
| Argentina |
10.6 |
2.9 |
| Zimbabwe |
10.6 |
5.2 |
| Portugal |
10.3 |
3.1 |
| Chile |
10.2 |
1.4 |
| Barbados |
9.5 |
3.7 |
| Uzbekistan |
9.3 |
3.2 |
| Venezuela |
8.3 |
1.9 |
| Israel |
8.2 |
2.6 |
| Turkmenistan |
8.1 |
3.4 |
| Costa Rica |
8.0 |
1.8 |
| Ecuador |
6.4 |
3.2 |
| Malta |
5.9 |
2.1 |
| Greece |
5.7 |
1.2 |
| Brazil |
5.6 |
1.6 |
| Panama |
5.6 |
1.9 |
| Thailand |
5.6 |
2.4 |
| Colombia |
5.5 |
1.5 |
| Georgia |
5.4 |
2.0 |
| Mexico |
5.4 |
1.0 |
| Tajikistan |
5.1 |
2.3 |
| Bahrain |
4.9 |
0.5 |
| Nicaragua |
4.7 |
2.2 |
| Armenia |
3.6 |
1.0 |
| Paraguay |
3.4 |
1.2 |
| Albania |
2.9 |
1.7 |
| Philippines |
2.5 |
1.7 |
| Bahamas |
2.2 |
0.0 |
| St. Vincent and The Grenadines |
2.0 |
0.0 |
| Kuwait |
1.8 |
1.9 |
| Azerbaijan |
1.5 |
0.3 |
| Guatemala |
0.9 |
0.1 |
| Peru |
0.6 |
0.4 |
| Jamaica |
0.5 |
0.2 |
| Iran |
0.3 |
0.1 |
| Syrian Arab Republic |
0.2 |
0.0 |
| Egypt |
0.1 |
0.0 |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Dominican Republic |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Honduras |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Jordan |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
0.0 |
1.8 |
Dads in Distress (Australia)
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Posted 2000 09 25
Updates:
2001 02 11 (format changes)
2002 12 19 (added map of male suicide rates)
2005 03 19 (added poster "Save the Males")
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