What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Lesotho and North America?

13.67 per 100,000 population, with Lesotho ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and North America?

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

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lesotho vs North America: Suicide mortality rate

Lesotho

28.66 per 100,000 population

in 2021

North America

14.99 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Lesotho rank

1st

North America rank

1st

Suicide mortality rate over time

Lesotho
North America

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 28.66 per 100,000 population against 14.99 per 100,000 population in North America, a difference of 13.67 per 100,000 population.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.9 times North America's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 1st and North America ranks 1st of 185 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	North America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	15.68 per 100,000 population	12.04 per 100,000 population	3.65 per 100,000 population	Lesotho
2010s	26.45 per 100,000 population	14.12 per 100,000 population	12.33 per 100,000 population	Lesotho
2020s	31.02 per 100,000 population	14.8 per 100,000 population	16.22 per 100,000 population	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, Lesotho or North America?: Lesotho, at 28.66 per 100,000 population against 14.99 per 100,000 population in North America as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Lesotho and North America?: 13.67 per 100,000 population, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and North America?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Lesotho and North America rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: Lesotho ranks 1st and North America ranks 1st of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population)
Unit: per 100,000 population
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 232 places, 5,104 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).