Which has higher number of suicides, Russian Federation or United States of America?

United States of America, at 52,098 deaths against 30,999 deaths in Russian Federation as of 2021.

What is the difference in number of suicides between Russian Federation and United States of America?

21,099 deaths, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and United States of America?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of suicides. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Russian Federation vs United States of America: Number of suicides

Russian Federation

30,999 deaths

in 2021

United States of America

52,098 deaths

in 2021

Russian Federation rank

4th

United States of America rank

3rd

Number of suicides over time

Russian Federation
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 52,098 deaths against 30,999 deaths in Russian Federation, a difference of 21,099 deaths.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.7 times Russian Federation's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Russian Federation ahead.

Russian Federation ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 3rd of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Russian Federation averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Russian Federation	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	65,513 deaths	35,026 deaths	30,486 deaths	Russian Federation
2010s	44,558 deaths	45,820 deaths	1,261 deaths	United States of America
2020s	30,791 deaths	50,901 deaths	20,110 deaths	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of suicides, Russian Federation or United States of America?: United States of America, at 52,098 deaths against 30,999 deaths in Russian Federation as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of suicides between Russian Federation and United States of America?: 21,099 deaths, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and United States of America?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Russian Federation and United States of America rank globally for number of suicides?: Russian Federation ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 3rd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of suicides. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of suicides
Unit: deaths
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from self-harm in both sexes.