Suicide rate, by age by country
Estimated number of deaths from self-harm among both sexes aged 0-14 year olds, per 100,000 people.
Countries reporting
191
Highest
1.69 deaths per 100,000 people
Paraguay
Lowest
0 deaths per 100,000 people
Niue
Median
0.3246 deaths per 100,000 people
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
4,268
What the numbers show
Suicide rate, by age is currently reported for 191 countries. The highest value is 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people in Paraguay; the lowest is 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.3246 deaths per 100,000 people, and the mean is 0.4222 deaths per 100,000 people.
Over the past decade 81 countries rose and 91 fell. The largest increase was in Spain (up 995.5%), and the largest decrease in Bulgaria (down 100.0%).
Suicide rate, by age: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paraguay | 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 65.5% | rising |
| 2 | Iceland | 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 69.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Guyana | 1.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 44.5% | rising |
| 4 | Ecuador | 1.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 5 | Cyprus | 1.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Singapore | 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Burundi | 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 39.7% | falling |
| 8 | Rwanda | 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 77.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 10 | Central African Republic | 1.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 11 | Cameroon | 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 12 | Micronesia (country) | 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 13 | Mongolia | 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 14 | United States | 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 125.2% | rising |
| 15 | Uzbekistan | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 16 | Kiribati | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 17 | South Korea | 0.9983 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 18 | New Zealand | 0.9758 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 19 | South Sudan | 0.9708 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 107.0% | rising |
| 20 | Suriname | 0.9512 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 21 | Niger | 0.949 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 22 | Japan | 0.9392 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 110.0% | rising |
| 23 | Fiji | 0.9231 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 24 | Sierra Leone | 0.9183 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 57.6% | rising |
| 25 | Colombia | 0.917 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 78.6% | rising |
| 26 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.9096 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 27 | Liberia | 0.864 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 28 | Marshall Islands | 0.8425 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 56.6% | falling |
| 29 | Burkina Faso | 0.8319 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 30 | Kazakhstan | 0.8305 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 31 | El Salvador | 0.824 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 32 | Latvia | 0.8052 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 33 | Chad | 0.7778 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 34 | Argentina | 0.7722 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 35 | Mexico | 0.7647 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 36 | Vanuatu | 0.7636 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 37 | Nicaragua | 0.7571 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 68.3% | falling |
| 38 | Somalia | 0.7513 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 227.1% | falling |
| 39 | Bhutan | 0.7395 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 40 | Mozambique | 0.7378 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 14.6% | falling |
| 41 | Madagascar | 0.7346 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 12.2% | flat |
| 42 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.7023 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 43 | Uruguay | 0.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 44 | India | 0.6866 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 45 | Benin | 0.6777 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 9.4% | flat |
| 46 | Angola | 0.6618 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 47 | Costa Rica | 0.6572 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 48 | Djibouti | 0.6521 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 49 | Nigeria | 0.6393 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 50 | Australia | 0.6238 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 64.6% | rising |
| 51 | Eritrea | 0.6229 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 52 | Sweden | 0.6043 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 77.2% | rising |
| 53 | Gabon | 0.5896 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 30.4% | rising |
| 54 | Solomon Islands | 0.5784 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 55 | Switzerland | 0.5712 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 131.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Uganda | 0.5691 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 57 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.5575 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 58 | Mali | 0.5534 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 59 | Venezuela | 0.5376 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 46.6% | flat |
| 60 | Slovenia | 0.5367 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Netherlands | 0.5302 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 290.5% | rising |
| 62 | Togo | 0.5215 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 30.8% | flat |
| 63 | Panama | 0.5116 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 333.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Senegal | 0.5047 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 65 | Guatemala | 0.4964 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 66 | Norway | 0.4952 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Brazil | 0.4922 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 108.5% | rising |
| 68 | Canada | 0.4701 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 69 | Ukraine | 0.4652 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 70 | Pakistan | 0.4538 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 71 | Tanzania | 0.4401 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 101.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Malawi | 0.4277 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 197.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.4211 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 74 | Finland | 0.4192 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Denmark | 0.3959 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Laos | 0.3926 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 77 | Poland | 0.3898 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 78 | Haiti | 0.3879 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 79 | Gambia | 0.3805 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 80 | Russia | 0.3803 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Guinea | 0.3764 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 20.3% | rising |
| 82 | Chile | 0.376 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 83 | Bolivia | 0.3662 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 85 | Thailand | 0.3537 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 78.1% | rising |
| 86 | Yemen | 0.3534 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 87 | Cuba | 0.3507 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 88 | East Timor | 0.349 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 89 | Nepal | 0.3485 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 90 | Turkmenistan | 0.3484 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 91 | Sudan | 0.3417 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 92 | Zambia | 0.3377 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 190.8% | rising |
| 93 | France | 0.3371 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 94 | Peru | 0.3351 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 95 | Brunei | 0.332 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Mauritius | 0.3297 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Spain | 0.3246 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 995.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Ethiopia | 0.3228 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 99 | Ghana | 0.3129 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 100 | North Korea | 0.3092 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 101 | Sri Lanka | 0.3007 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 102 | Czechia | 0.2973 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 92.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Montenegro | 0.2956 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 104 | Romania | 0.2953 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 105 | Samoa | 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 30.0% | flat |
| 106 | Slovakia | 0.2849 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 52.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Estonia | 0.2842 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Mauritania | 0.2741 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 109 | Belgium | 0.2699 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 110 | Philippines | 0.2614 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 111 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.2573 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 112 | Congo | 0.2431 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 113 | China | 0.2391 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 114 | Germany | 0.233 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 21.4% | falling |
| 115 | Belarus | 0.2254 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 116 | Hungary | 0.2207 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 49.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Armenia | 0.219 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 118 | Lithuania | 0.2155 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 119 | Tonga | 0.2127 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 120 | Iraq | 0.2109 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 121 | Serbia | 0.2035 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Bangladesh | 0.201 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 57.4% | falling |
| 124 | Saudi Arabia | 0.1965 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Zimbabwe | 0.1918 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 361.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Honduras | 0.1918 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 13.1% | flat |
| 127 | Iran | 0.1889 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 128 | Comoros | 0.1833 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 129 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.176 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 39.6% | rising |
| 130 | Turkey | 0.1757 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 44.5% | falling |
| 131 | Kenya | 0.1685 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 114.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Eswatini | 0.1668 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 694.5% | volatile |
| 133 | Cape Verde | 0.166 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 134 | Albania | 0.1657 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 135 | Moldova | 0.1642 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 89.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Tunisia | 0.1619 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 137 | Dominica | 0.1606 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 28.0% | falling |
| 138 | Libya | 0.1493 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 139 | Greece | 0.1395 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Georgia | 0.1384 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 81.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Azerbaijan | 0.1347 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 142 | United Kingdom | 0.1337 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 143 | Namibia | 0.1324 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 316.9% | volatile |
| 144 | Algeria | 0.1322 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 145 | Afghanistan | 0.129 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 146 | Tajikistan | 0.1194 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 147 | Vietnam | 0.119 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 148 | Papua New Guinea | 0.1176 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 9.2% | flat |
| 149 | Belize | 0.1161 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 150 | Bahrain | 0.1105 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 151 | Morocco | 0.1021 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 152 | Dominican Republic | 0.1009 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 153 | Barbados | 0.099 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 154 | Italy | 0.0968 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 33.9% | falling |
| 155 | Lebanon | 0.0919 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 74.8% | flat |
| 156 | Qatar | 0.0914 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 157 | Saint Lucia | 0.0911 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 158 | Israel | 0.0888 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 102.5% | volatile |
| 159 | Lesotho | 0.0807 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 324.2% | volatile |
| 160 | Austria | 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 161 | Seychelles | 0.0795 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 162 | Kuwait | 0.0776 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 95.2% | volatile |
| 163 | South Africa | 0.0704 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 164 | Myanmar | 0.0684 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 165 | Cambodia | 0.0668 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 27.9% | falling |
| 166 | Indonesia | 0.0621 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 38.9% | rising |
| 167 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0495 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 47.9% | falling |
| 168 | Malaysia | 0.0471 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 169 | Egypt | 0.0442 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 170 | Jamaica | 0.0422 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 171 | Botswana | 0.0409 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 140.4% | flat |
| 172 | Syria | 0.0385 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 173 | Maldives | 0.0373 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 174 | Oman | 0.0324 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 175 | Bahamas | 0.0264 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 176 | Portugal | 0.0242 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 80.4% | volatile |
| 177 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0229 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 178 | Jordan | 0.0142 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 68.5% | falling |
| 179 | Andorra | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | flat |
| 179 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | flat |
| 179 | Bulgaria | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Grenada | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 179 | Croatia | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Monaco | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | flat |
| 179 | North Macedonia | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Nauru | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 179 | Palau | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 179 | San Marino | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | flat |
| 179 | Tuvalu | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | flat |
| 179 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Cook Islands | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | flat |
| 179 | Niue | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | flat |
About this data
Estimated number of deaths from self-harm among both sexes aged 0-14 year olds, per 100,000 people.