List of countries by suicide rate
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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 number of male suicides divided by total male population). 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).
| Rank | Country | Males | Females | Total | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lithuania |
70.1 | 14.0 | 40.2 | 2004 |
| 2 |  Belarus |
63.3 | 10.3 | 35.1 | 2003 |
| 3 |  Russia |
61.6 | 10.7 | 34.3 | 2004 |
| 4 |  Kazakhstan |
51.0 | 8.9 | 29.2 | 2003 |
| 5 |  Hungary |
44.9 | 12.0 | 27.7 | 2003 |
| 6 |  Guyana |
42.5 | 12.1 | 27.2 | 2003 |
| 7 |  South Korea[2][3] |
N/A | N/A | 26.1 | 2005 |
| 8 |  Slovenia |
37.9 | 13.9 | 25.6 | 2004 |
| 9 |  Latvia |
42.9 | 8.5 | 24.3 | 2004 |
| 10 |  Japan |
35.6 | 12.8 | 24.0 | 2004 |
| 11 |  Ukraine |
43.0 | 7.3 | 23.8 | 2004 |
| 12 |  People's Republic of China[4] |
20.4 | 24.7 | 22.5 | 1999 |
| 13 |  Sri Lanka |
N/A | N/A | 21.6 | 1996 |
| 14 | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
31.2 | 11.4 | 21.1 | 1997 |
| 15 |  Estonia |
35.5 | 7.3 | 20.3 | 2005 |
| 16 |  Finland |
31.7 | 9.4 | 20.3 | 2004 |
| 17 |  Croatia |
30.2 | 9.8 | 19.6 | 2004 |
| — |  Serbia and Montenegro |
28.8 | 10.4 | 19.3 | 2002 |
| — |  Hong Kong |
25.2 | 12.4 | 18.6 | 2004 |
| 18 |  France |
27.5 | 9.1 | 18.0 | 2003 |
| 19 |  Switzerland |
23.7 | 11.3 | 17.4 | 2004 |
| 20 |  Austria |
26.1 | 8.2 | 16.9 | 2005 |
| 21 |  Moldova |
29.3 | 5.2 | 16.7 | 2004 |
| 22 |  Poland |
27.9 | 4.6 | 15.9 | 2004 |
| 23 |  Czech Republic |
25.9 | 5.7 | 15.5 | 2004 |
| 24 |  Uruguay |
24.5 | 6.4 | 15.1 | 2001 |
| 25 |  Luxembourg |
21.9 | 7.4 | 14.6 | 2004 |
| 26 | People's Republic of China[5] |
13.0 | 14.8 | 13.9 | 1999 |
| 27 |  Denmark |
19.2 | 8.1 | 13.6 | 2001 |
| 28 |  Cuba |
20.3 | 6.6 | 13.5 | 2004 |
| 29 |  Slovakia |
23.6 | 3.6 | 13.3 | 2002 |
| 30 |  Seychelles |
N/A | N/A | 13.2 | 1998 |
| 31 |  Sweden |
19.5 | 7.1 | 13.2 | 2002 |
| 32 |  Bulgaria |
19.7 | 6.7 | 13.0 | 2004 |
| 33 |  Germany |
19.7 | 6.6 | 13.0 | 2004 |
| 34 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
20.9 | 4.9 | 12.8 | 2000 |
| 35 |  Romania |
21.5 | 4.0 | 12.5 | 2004 |
| 36 |  Suriname |
17.8 | 6.4 | 12.1 | 2000 |
| 37 |  Iceland |
17.7 | 6.2 | 12.0 | 2004 |
| 38 |  New Zealand |
19.8 | 4.2 | 11.9 | 2000 |
| 39 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
20.3 | 3.3 | 11.8 | 1991 |
| 40 |  Canada |
18.3 | 5.0 | 11.6 | 2002 |
| 41 |  Norway |
15.8 | 7.3 | 11.5 | 2004 |
| 42 |  Portugal |
17.5 | 4.9 | 11.0 | 2003 |
| 43 |  United States |
17.9 | 4.2 | 11.0 | 2002 |
| 44 |  Australia |
17.1 | 4.7 | 10.8 | 2003 |
| 45 |  India |
12.8 | 8.0 | 10.5 | 2002 |
| 46 |  Chile |
17.8 | 3.1 | 10.4 | 2003 |
| 47 |  Singapore |
12.5 | 7.6 | 10.1 | 2003 |
| 48 |  Ireland |
16.3 | 3.2 | 9.7 | 2005 |
| 49 |  Netherlands |
12.7 | 6.0 | 9.3 | 2004 |
| 50 |  Kyrgyzstan |
15.0 | 3.0 | 8.9 | 2004 |
| 51 |  Argentina |
14.1 | 3.5 | 8.7 | 2003 |
| 52 |  Turkmenistan |
13.8 | 3.5 | 8.6 | 1998 |
| 53 |  Spain |
12.6 | 3.9 | 8.2 | 2004 |
| 54 |  El Salvador |
12.2 | 4.2 | 8.1 | 2003 |
| 55 |  Mauritius |
12.7 | 3.6 | 8.1 | 2004 |
| 56 |  Zimbabwe |
10.6 | 5.2 | 7.9 | 1990 |
| 57 |  Thailand |
12.0 | 3.8 | 7.8 | 2002 |
| 58 |  Saint Lucia |
10.4 | 5.0 | 7.7 | 2002 |
| 59 |  Belize |
13.4 | 1.6 | 7.6 | 2001 |
| 60 |  Nicaragua |
11.0 | 3.7 | 7.3 | 2003 |
| 61 |  Italy |
11.4 | 3.1 | 7.1 | 2002 |
| 62 |  United Kingdom |
10.8 | 3.3 | 7.0 | 2004 |
| 63 |  Costa Rica |
12.1 | 1.6 | 6.9 | 2004 |
| 64 |  Republic of Macedonia |
9.5 | 4.0 | 6.8 | 2003 |
| 65 | People's Republic of China[6] |
6.7 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 1999 |
| 66 |  Panama |
11.1 | 1.4 | 6.3 | 2003 |
| 67 |  Israel |
10.4 | 2.1 | 6.2 | 2003 |
| — |  Puerto Rico |
10.9 | 1.8 | 6.2 | 2002 |
| 68 |  Ecuador |
8.6 | 3.7 | 6.1 | 2004 |
| 69 |  Malta |
7.0 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 2004 |
| 70 |  Uzbekistan |
8.1 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 2003 |
| 71 |  Colombia |
8.2 | 2.4 | 5.3 | 1999 |
| 72 |  Venezuela |
8.4 | 1.8 | 5.1 | 2002 |
| 73 |  Brazil |
6.8 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 2002 |
| 74 |  Albania |
4.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 2003 |
| 75 |  Mexico |
6.7 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 2003 |
| 76 |  The Bahamas |
6.0 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 2000 |
| 77 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
6.8 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 2003 |
| 78 |  Greece |
5.2 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 2004 |
| 79 |  Bahrain |
4.9 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 1988 |
| 80 |  Paraguay |
4.5 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 2003 |
| 81 |  Tajikistan |
2.9 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2001 |
| 82 |  Georgia |
3.4 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 2001 |
| 83 |  Guatemala |
3.4 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 2003 |
| 84 |  Philippines |
2.5 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1993 |
| 85 |  Kuwait |
2.5 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2002 |
| 86 |  Armenia |
3.2 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 2003 |
| 87 |  Dominican Republic |
2.9 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2001 |
| 88 |  Azerbaijan |
1.8 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2002 |
| 89 |  Peru |
1.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2000 |
| 90 |  São Tomé and Príncipe |
0.0 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 1987 |
| 91 |  Barbados |
1.4 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 2001 |
| 92 |  Iran |
0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1991 |
| 93 |  Jamaica |
0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1990 |
| 94 |  Syria |
0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1985 |
| 95 |  Antigua and Barbuda |
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1995 |
| 96 |  Egypt |
0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1987 |
| 97 |  Haiti |
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2003 |
| 98 |  Honduras |
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1978 |
| 99 |  Jordan |
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1979 |
| 100 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1995 |
[edit] References
- ^ Country reports and charts available, World Health Organization, accessed on March 16, 2008.
- ^ Suicide in South Korea Case of Too Little, Too Late, OhmyNews KOREA
- ^ S. Korea has top suicide rate among OECD countries, Seoul, September 18, 2006 Yonhap News
- ^ Mainland, selected rural areas.
- ^ Mainland, selected rural and urban areas, representing less than 10% of all deaths occurring in the country.
- ^ Mainland, selected urban areas.
