Male vs. female suicide rate by country
Reported annual death rate from self-inflicted injuries per 100,000 people, based on the underlying cause listed on death certificates. To allow for comparisons between countries and over time, this metric is age-standardized.
Countries reporting
111
Highest
40.32 deaths per 100,000 population
Guyana
Lowest
0 deaths per 100,000 population
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Median
10.75 deaths per 100,000 population
Years covered
74
1950–2023
Data points
4,803
What the numbers show
Male vs. female suicide rate is currently reported for 111 countries. The highest value is 40.32 deaths per 100,000 population in Guyana; the lowest is 0 deaths per 100,000 population in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
The median across all reporting countries is 10.75 deaths per 100,000 population, and the mean is 11.05 deaths per 100,000 population.
Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 71 fell. The largest increase was in Jamaica (up 325.6%), and the largest decrease in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (down 100.0%).
Male vs. female suicide rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guyana | 40.32 deaths per 100,000 population | 2020 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 2 | Suriname | 35.01 deaths per 100,000 population | 2014 | up 53.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Uruguay | 34.11 deaths per 100,000 population | 2022 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 4 | Belarus | 27.85 deaths per 100,000 population | 2018 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 5 | Mongolia | 27.71 deaths per 100,000 population | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 6 | South Korea | 26.19 deaths per 100,000 population | 2022 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 7 | Lithuania | 25.18 deaths per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 54.1% | falling |
| 8 | Ukraine | 21.67 deaths per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 9 | United States | 20.93 deaths per 100,000 population | 2022 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 10 | Sri Lanka | 20.49 deaths per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 29.3% | rising |
| 11 | Slovenia | 19.71 deaths per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 12 | Japan | 19.59 deaths per 100,000 population | 2022 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 13 | Latvia | 19.55 deaths per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 14 | Hungary | 19.31 deaths per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 15 | Estonia | 19.07 deaths per 100,000 population | 2022 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 16 | Russia | 18.38 deaths per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 55.5% | falling |
| 17 | Cuba | 18.02 deaths per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 18 | Poland | 17.83 deaths per 100,000 population | 2022 | down 28.7% | rising |
| 19 | Finland | 17.49 deaths per 100,000 population | 2022 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 20 | New Zealand | 17.41 deaths per 100,000 population | 2018 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 21 | Mauritius | 17.24 deaths per 100,000 population | 2023 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 22 | Croatia | 16.92 deaths per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 23 | Moldova | 16.87 deaths per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 24 | Australia | 16.41 deaths per 100,000 population | 2023 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 25 | Belgium | 16.38 deaths per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 27.0% | rising |
| 26 | France | 16.2 deaths per 100,000 population | 2022 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 27 | Chile | 16.16 deaths per 100,000 population | 2022 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 28 | Austria | 15.83 deaths per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 29 | French Guiana | 15.5 deaths per 100,000 population | 2016 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 30 | Czechia | 15.5 deaths per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 31 | Reunion | 15.4 deaths per 100,000 population | 2016 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 32 | Thailand | 14.72 deaths per 100,000 population | 2023 | up 66.0% | rising |
| 33 | Sweden | 14.55 deaths per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 34 | Kazakhstan | 14.54 deaths per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 58.7% | falling |
| 35 | Norway | 14.14 deaths per 100,000 population | 2016 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 36 | Seychelles | 13.71 deaths per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 33.4% | falling |
| 37 | Trinidad and Tobago | 13.14 deaths per 100,000 population | 2020 | down 28.0% | rising |
| 38 | Costa Rica | 13.1 deaths per 100,000 population | 2022 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 39 | Belize | 13.01 deaths per 100,000 population | 2022 | up 11.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Ireland | 12.6 deaths per 100,000 population | 2022 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Hong Kong | 12.16 deaths per 100,000 population | 2017 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 42 | Canada | 12.12 deaths per 100,000 population | 2022 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 43 | Switzerland | 11.97 deaths per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 44 | Netherlands | 11.93 deaths per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 45 | United Kingdom | 11.91 deaths per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 19.7% | falling |
| 46 | Romania | 11.8 deaths per 100,000 population | 2022 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 47 | Germany | 11.6 deaths per 100,000 population | 2020 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 48 | Denmark | 11.56 deaths per 100,000 population | 2022 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 49 | Dominican Republic | 11.52 deaths per 100,000 population | 2018 | up 201.6% | rising |
| 50 | Nicaragua | 11.36 deaths per 100,000 population | 2022 | up 33.8% | falling |
| 51 | Iceland | 11.31 deaths per 100,000 population | 2022 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 52 | Serbia | 11.06 deaths per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 53 | Argentina | 11.01 deaths per 100,000 population | 2022 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 54 | Brazil | 10.91 deaths per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 55 | Paraguay | 10.91 deaths per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 53.7% | rising |
| 56 | Puerto Rico | 10.75 deaths per 100,000 population | 2022 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 57 | Portugal | 10.63 deaths per 100,000 population | 2022 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 58 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.21 deaths per 100,000 population | 2014 | — | falling |
| 59 | Mexico | 10.13 deaths per 100,000 population | 2022 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 60 | Ecuador | 9.97 deaths per 100,000 population | 2022 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 61 | Singapore | 9.86 deaths per 100,000 population | 2022 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 62 | Kyrgyzstan | 9.5 deaths per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 63 | Colombia | 9.39 deaths per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 64 | Spain | 9.28 deaths per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 65 | Martinique | 8.9 deaths per 100,000 population | 2016 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 66 | Guadeloupe | 8.86 deaths per 100,000 population | 2016 | down 38.8% | flat |
| 67 | Slovakia | 8.63 deaths per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 68 | Georgia | 8.61 deaths per 100,000 population | 2023 | up 61.3% | rising |
| 69 | Bulgaria | 8.07 deaths per 100,000 population | 2022 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 70 | Grenada | 8.01 deaths per 100,000 population | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Italy | 7.3 deaths per 100,000 population | 2022 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 72 | Uzbekistan | 6.93 deaths per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 73 | Turkey | 6.92 deaths per 100,000 population | 2023 | up 95.8% | rising |
| 74 | North Macedonia | 6.88 deaths per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 75 | El Salvador | 6.8 deaths per 100,000 population | 2018 | down 53.6% | falling |
| 76 | Saint Lucia | 6.75 deaths per 100,000 population | 2020 | up 87.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Iran | 6.65 deaths per 100,000 population | 2017 | — | rising |
| 78 | Malta | 6.61 deaths per 100,000 population | 2022 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Luxembourg | 6.6 deaths per 100,000 population | 2023 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 80 | Montenegro | 6.07 deaths per 100,000 population | 2019 | down 71.2% | falling |
| 81 | Greece | 5.96 deaths per 100,000 population | 2022 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 82 | Fiji | 5.87 deaths per 100,000 population | 2012 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 83 | Israel | 5.81 deaths per 100,000 population | 2022 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 84 | Cyprus | 5.52 deaths per 100,000 population | 2022 | down 27.4% | rising |
| 85 | Venezuela | 4.78 deaths per 100,000 population | 2016 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 86 | Guatemala | 4.65 deaths per 100,000 population | 2022 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 87 | Panama | 4.34 deaths per 100,000 population | 2022 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 88 | Philippines | 4.3 deaths per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 89 | Antigua and Barbuda | 4.21 deaths per 100,000 population | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Albania | 3.86 deaths per 100,000 population | 2010 | up 45.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Mayotte | 3.51 deaths per 100,000 population | 2016 | — | falling |
| 92 | Turkmenistan | 3.39 deaths per 100,000 population | 2015 | down 80.5% | falling |
| 93 | Brunei | 3.12 deaths per 100,000 population | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Peru | 2.96 deaths per 100,000 population | 2022 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 95 | Armenia | 2.86 deaths per 100,000 population | 2023 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 96 | Tajikistan | 2.19 deaths per 100,000 population | 2022 | down 50.4% | falling |
| 97 | Kuwait | 1.82 deaths per 100,000 population | 2023 | up 60.4% | rising |
| 98 | Maldives | 1.62 deaths per 100,000 population | 2021 | up 80.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Qatar | 1.61 deaths per 100,000 population | 2023 | up 37.0% | falling |
| 100 | Bahamas | 1.15 deaths per 100,000 population | 2016 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Azerbaijan | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 population | 2007 | down 62.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Bahrain | 0.803 deaths per 100,000 population | 2014 | down 88.6% | volatile |
| 103 | South Africa | 0.5825 deaths per 100,000 population | 2020 | down 55.2% | rising |
| 104 | Jamaica | 0.4345 deaths per 100,000 population | 2014 | up 325.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Syria | 0.2686 deaths per 100,000 population | 2010 | down 9.4% | flat |
| 106 | Jordan | 0.1947 deaths per 100,000 population | 2018 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 107 | Egypt | 0.1111 deaths per 100,000 population | 2019 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Malaysia | 0.1018 deaths per 100,000 population | 2020 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Oman | 0.023 deaths per 100,000 population | 2021 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Barbados | 0 deaths per 100,000 population | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 deaths per 100,000 population | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Reported annual death rate from self-inflicted injuries per 100,000 people, based on the underlying cause listed on death certificates. To allow for comparisons between countries and over time, this metric is age-standardized.