Suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years by country
Countries reporting
17
Highest
7.19
Armenia
Lowest
1.67
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Median
3.91
Years covered
18
2007–2024
Data points
504
What the numbers show
Suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years is currently reported for 17 countries. The highest value is 7.19 in Armenia; the lowest is 1.67 in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.91, and the mean is 4.23.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Tonga (up 370.1%), and the largest decrease in Seychelles (down 32.4%).
Suicide rate of children and adolescents aged 10 to 19 years: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenia | 7.19 | 2024 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 2 | Montserrat | 6.95 | 2024 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 3 | Tonga | 6.91 | 2024 | up 370.1% | rising |
| 4 | Romania | 5.62 | 2024 | up 113.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Panama | 4.83 | 2024 | up 192.7% | rising |
| 6 | Puerto Rico | 4.79 | 2024 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 7 | Serbia | 4.75 | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 8 | Spain | 4.17 | 2024 | up 154.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Morocco | 3.91 | 2024 | up 96.5% | rising |
| 10 | Malta | 3.89 | 2024 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 11 | Peru | 3.54 | 2024 | up 158.4% | rising |
| 12 | Brazil | 3.4 | 2024 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 13 | Madagascar | 3.25 | 2024 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 14 | Seychelles | 2.67 | 2024 | down 32.4% | rising |
| 15 | Sweden | 2.34 | 2024 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 16 | Albania | 2 | 2024 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.67 | 2024 | up 34.7% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Roraima 13.57
- Amapá 6.98
- Acre 6.24
- Distrito Federal 4.91
- Goiás 4.04
- Rio Grande do Norte 3.91
- Ceará 3.65
- Piauí 3.21
- Rio de Janeiro 2.1
- São Paulo 2.05
- Paraíba 2