Suicide mortality rate in Small states
Small states: Suicide mortality rate was 10.82 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▬ Flat
Suicide mortality rate in Small states, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 population.
Analysis
Small states recorded 10.82 per 100,000 population for suicide mortality rate in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Small states peaked at 12.3 per 100,000 population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.82 per 100,000 population, in 2021.
That places Small states 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.58 per 100,000 population | 11.1 per 100,000 population | 12.3 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.56 per 100,000 population | 11.1 per 100,000 population | 11.87 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.17 per 100,000 population | 10.82 per 100,000 population | 11.51 per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 9 Russia 21.37 per 100,000 population compare
- 10 Ukraine 21.21 per 100,000 population compare
- 11 Micronesia (Federated States of) 19.76 per 100,000 population compare
- 12 Solomon Islands 19.6 per 100,000 population compare
- 13 Slovenia 18.85 per 100,000 population compare
- 14 Mongolia 18.5 per 100,000 population compare
- 15 Belgium 18.36 per 100,000 population compare
More health data for Small states
- Population ages 15-64, male 6.85 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 2.00 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 8.5% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 867,442 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 11.2% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 1.14 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 13.43 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 67.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 23.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 2.51 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Small states?
- Suicide mortality rate in Small states was 10.82 per 100,000 population in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest suicide mortality rate recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3 per 100,000 population in 2000.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.82 per 100,000 population in 2021.
- How does Small states rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Small states ranks 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Small states data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).