Suicide mortality rate in Ukraine
Ukraine: Suicide mortality rate was 21.21 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate in Ukraine, 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
Ukraine recorded 21.21 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 4.1% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Ukraine peaked at 36.06 per 100,000 population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21.21 per 100,000 population, in 2021.
That places Ukraine 10th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.58 per 100,000 population | 26.02 per 100,000 population | 36.06 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.49 per 100,000 population | 21.34 per 100,000 population | 25.5 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.66 per 100,000 population | 21.21 per 100,000 population | 22.12 per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 7 Suriname 22.26 per 100,000 population compare
- 8 Lithuania 22.12 per 100,000 population compare
- 9 Russia 21.37 per 100,000 population compare
- 11 Micronesia (country) 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
More health data for Ukraine
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,126 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 81 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 23,669 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 23,669 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 201,368 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 197,178 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 196,520 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 191,870 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 195,295 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 189,771 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Ukraine?
- Suicide mortality rate in Ukraine was 21.21 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 36.06 per 100,000 population in 2000.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.21 per 100,000 population in 2021.
- How does Ukraine rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Ukraine ranks 10th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.
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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).