List of countries by suicide rate
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The following is a list of suicide rates by country according to data from the World Health Organization, in which a country's rank is determined by its total rate deaths officially recorded as suicides in the most recent available year, last updated in 2011.
Male and female suicide rates are out of total male population and total female population, respectively (i.e. total number of male suicides divided by total male population). The total rate of suicides is based on the total number of suicides divided by the total population rather than merely the average of the male and female suicide rates, because the gender ratio in most countries is not 1:1. Year refers to the most recent year that data was available for a particular country.
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List
| Rank | Country | Male | Female | Total | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lithuania |
61.3 | 10.4 | 34.1 | 2009 |
| 2 |  South Korea3 (more info) |
41.4 | 21.0 | 31.2 | 2010 |
| 3 |  Guyana |
39.0 | 13.4 | 26.4 | 2006 |
| 4 |  Kazakhstan |
43.0 | 9.4 | 25.6 | 2008 |
| 5 |  Belarus45 |
25.3 | 2010 | ||
| 6 |  Hungary6 |
40.0 | 10.6 | 24.6 | 2009 |
| 7 |  Japan (more info)7 |
33.5 | 14.6 | 23.8 | 2011 |
| 8 |  Latvia |
40.0 | 8.2 | 22.9 | 2009 |
| 9 |  People's Republic of China 8(more info) |
22.23 | 2010 | ||
| 10 |  Slovenia |
34.6 | 9.4 | 21.9 | 2009 |
| 11 |  Sri Lanka9 |
21.6 | 1996 | ||
| 12 |  Russia10 |
21.4 | 2011 | ||
| 13 |  Ukraine |
37.8 | 7.0 | 21.2 | 2009 |
| 14 |  Serbia and Montenegro |
28.4 | 11.1 | 19.5 | 2006 |
| 15 |  Estonia |
20.6 | 7.3 | 18.1 | 2008 |
| 16 |  Switzerland |
24.8 | 11.4 | 18.0 | 2007 |
| 17 |  Croatia |
28.9 | 7.5 | 17.8 | 2009 |
| 18 |  Belgiumnote 16 |
26.5 | 9.3 | 17.6 | 2009 |
| 19 |  Finland11 |
27.2 | 8.6 | 17.6 | 2010 |
| 20 |  Moldova |
30.1 | 5.6 | 17.4 | 2008 |
| 21 |  France |
26.4 | 7.2 | 16.2 | 2008 |
| 22 |  Uruguay |
26.0 | 6.3 | 15.8 | 2004 |
| 23 |  South Africa12 |
25.3 | 5.6 | 15.4 | 2005 |
| 24 |  Austria |
23.8 | 7.1 | 15.2 | 2009 |
| 25 |  Poland |
26.4 | 4.1 | 14.9 | 2008 |
| 26 |  Hong Kong |
19.0 | 10.7 | 14.6 | 2009 |
| 27 |  Suriname |
23.9 | 4.8 | 14.4 | 2005 |
| 28 |  Czech Republic |
23.9 | 4.4 | 14.0 | 2009 |
| 29 |  New Zealand13 |
20.3 | 6.5 | 13.2 | 2008 |
| 30 |  Sweden |
18.7 | 6.8 | 12.7 | 2008 |
| 31 |  Cuba |
19.0 | 5.5 | 12.3 | 2008 |
| 32 |  Bulgaria |
18.8 | 6.2 | 12.3 | 2008 |
| 33 |  Romania |
21.0 | 3.5 | 12.0 | 2009 |
| 34 |  Norway |
17.3 | 6.5 | 11.9 | 2009 |
| 35 |  Denmark |
17.5 | 6.4 | 11.9 | 2006 |
| 36 |  Ireland |
19.0 | 4.7 | 11.8 | 2009 |
| 37 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
20.3 | 3.3 | 11.8 | 1991 |
| 38 |  Canada |
17.3 | 5.4 | 11.3 | 2004 |
| 39 |  Iceland14 |
17.9 | 4.5 | 11.3 | 2009 |
| 40 |  Chile |
18.2 | 4.2 | 11.1 | 2007 |
| 41 |  United States (more info) |
19.0 | 4.9 | 11.8 | 2008 |
| 42 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
17.9 | 3.8 | 10.7 | 2006 |
| 43 |  India (more info) |
13.0 | 7.8 | 10.5 | 2009 |
| 44 |  Singapore |
12.9 | 7.7 | 10.3 | 2006 |
| 45 |  Slovakia6 |
19.8 | 1.9 | 10.3 | 2009 |
| 46 |  Australia15 |
14.9 | 4.5 | 9.7 | 2009 |
| 47 |  Germany6 |
15.1 | 4.4 | 9.5 | 2009 |
| 48 |  Kyrgyzstan |
14.1 | 3.6 | 8.8 | 2009 |
| 49 |  Turkmenistan |
13.8 | 3.5 | 8.6 | 1998 |
| 50 |  Netherlands 6 |
12.0 | 5.0 | 8.5 | 2009 |
| 51 |  Republic of Macedonia6 |
12.6 | 3.9 | 8.0 | 2009 |
| 52 |  El Salvador |
12.9 | 3.6 | 8.0 | 2008 |
| 53 |  Portugal6 |
13.2 | 3.4 | 7.9 | 2008 |
| 54 |  Zimbabwe |
10.6 | 5.2 | 7.9 | 1990 |
| 55 |  Luxembourg6 |
13.2 | 2.9 | 7.8 | 2008 |
| 56 |  Thailand |
12.0 | 3.8 | 7.8 | 2002 |
| 57 |  Argentina |
12.6 | 3.0 | 7.7 | 2008 |
| 58 |  Spain |
11.9 | 3.4 | 7.6 | 2008 |
| 59 |  Puerto Rico |
13.2 | 2.0 | 7.4 | 2005 |
| 60 |  Ecuador |
10.5 | 3.6 | 7.1 | 2009 |
| 61 |  United Kingdom |
10.9 | 3.0 | 6.9 | 2009 |
| 62 |  Mauritius |
11.8 | 1.9 | 6.8 | 2008 |
| 63 |  Iran16 |
7.6 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 2001 |
| 64 |  Italy |
10.0 | 2.8 | 6.3 | 2007 |
| 65 |  Costa Rica |
10.2 | 1.9 | 6.1 | 2009 |
| 66 |  Israel17 |
9.9 | 2.1 | 5.8 | 2007 |
| 67 |  Nicaragua |
9.0 | 2.6 | 5.8 | 2006 |
| 68 |  Panama |
9.0 | 1.9 | 5.5 | 2008 |
| 69 |  Colombia |
7.9 | 2.0 | 4.9 | 2007 |
| 70 |  Brazil |
7.7 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 2008 |
| 71 |  Uzbekistan |
7.0 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 2005 |
| 72 |  Seychelles |
8.9 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 2008 |
| 73 |  Georgia |
7.1 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 2009 |
| 74 |  Albania18 |
4.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 2003 |
| 75 |  Mexico |
6.8 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 2008 |
| 76 |  Turkey19 |
5.36 | 2.50 | 3.94 | 2008 |
| 77 |  Bahrain |
4.0 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 2006 |
| 78 |  Belize |
6.6 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 2008 |
| 79 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
5.4 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 2008 |
| 80 |  Paraguay |
5.1 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 2008 |
| 81 |  Cyprus6 |
5.9 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 2009 |
| 82 |  Guatemala |
5.6 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 2008 |
| 83 |  Barbados |
7.3 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 2006 |
| 84 |  Greece |
6.1 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 2009 |
| 85 |  Malta |
5.9 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 2008 |
| 86 |  Venezuela |
5.3 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 2007 |
| 87 |  Tajikistan |
2.9 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2001 |
| 88 |  Saint Lucia |
4.9 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 2005 |
| 89 |  Dominican Republic |
3.9 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 2005 |
| 90 |  Philippines |
2.5 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1993 |
| 91 |  Pakistan 20 |
2.0 | 2008 | ||
| 92 |  Armenia |
2.8 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 2008 |
| 93 |  Kuwait |
1.9 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2009 |
| 94 |  The Bahamas |
1.9 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2005 |
| 95 |  Jordan |
0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 2009 |
| 96 |  Peru |
1.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2000 |
| 97 |  São Tomé and Príncipe |
0.0 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 1987 |
| 98 |  Azerbaijan |
1.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2007 |
| 99 |  Maldives |
0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2005 |
| 100 |  Jamaica |
0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1990 |
| 101 |  Syria |
0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1985 |
| 102 |  Egypt |
0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2009 |
| 103 |  Grenada |
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2008 |
| 104 |  Honduras |
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1978 |
| 105 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1995 |
| 106 |  Antigua and Barbuda |
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1995 |
| 107 |  Haiti |
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2003 |
Notes
- ^ Recently released figures by official Belgian authorities suggest a considerably higher rate of 53.1 persons (total) per 100,000 people per annum in 2009 (5,712 cases in a population of 10,749,000 (=10,666,866 as of 1 January 2008 increasing by 0,77% per annum.) as of 1st January 2009)."Toenemend aantal zelfdodingen in Belgie". 2011. http://www.demorgen.be/dm/nl/5036/Binnenland/article/detail/1216317/2011/02/01/Toenemend-aantal-zelfdodingen-in-Belgie.dhtml.
References
- ^ "Mortality and Burden of Disease Estimates for WHO Member States in 2002" (xls). World Health Organization. 2002. http://www.who.int/entity/healthinfo/statistics/bodgbddeathdalyestimates.xls. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
- ^ Unless otherwise stated all statistics are from WHO: "Suicide rates per 100,000 by country, year and sex (Table)". World Health Organization. 2011. http://www.who.int/mental_health/prevention/suicide_rates/en/. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
- ^ "Suicide main cause of death for those under 40 in S. Korea". Yonhap News. http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2011/09/08/98/0302000000AEN20110908004600320F.HTML. Retrieved 2011-11-17.
- ^ "WHO/Europe". Who.int. http://www.euro.who.int/en/where-we-work/member-states/belarus/facts-and-figures. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
- ^ "Belarus among world leaders in suicide(for 2009);". naviny.by. 2010-09-07. http://naviny.by/rubrics/english/2010/09/07/ic_news_259_351648/. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Death Due To Suicide". Eurostat. European Commission. 2009. http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/tgm/refreshTableAction.do?tab=table&plugin=0&pcode=tps00122&language=en. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
- ^ "Asahi; LEAD: Suicides top 30,000 for 14th consecutive year in 2011+". Asahi. 2012-01-11.
- ^ "China's suicide rate 'among highest in world'". AFP. 2010-09-08. http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i1FL2q8ZO_Z93-mOqOx5eSYQW36Q?docId=CNG.fe11c1b55d60e484a37a458dccdd1b34.8f1. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
- ^ Only the combined rate for both genders is available for 1996. Full statistics for both genders were last available for 1991 when the rate was men: 44.6, women: 16.8
- ^ "Rosstat". Rosstat. 2012-02-02. http://www.gks.ru/free_doc/2011/demo/edn12-11.htm. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
- ^ "Causes of death, Statistics Finland" (PDF). 2011-12-16. http://www.stat.fi/til/ksyyt/2010/ksyyt_2010_2011-12-16_en.pdf.
- ^ This data is for urban areas only. There is no recent data available for the whole of South Africa Burrows, Stephanie; Lucie Laflamme (February 2006). "Suicide Mortality in South Africa". Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. http://www.springerlink.com/content/px7v1186u51k738w/. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
- ^ "New Zealand Government 2008 Social Report" (PDF). http://socialreport.msd.govt.nz/documents/2008/sr08-health.pdf. Retrieved 2010-09-30.
- ^ "36 died from own hand". Hagstofa Íslands/Statistical Bureau of Iceland. Morgunblaðið. 2010. http://www.mbl.is/mm/frettir/innlent/2010/09/21/36_fellu_fyrir_eigin_hendi/. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
- ^ Overview of suicide in Australia. Response Ability. 2009.
- ^ "A guide for the adults psychiatric illness care (To the doctors)". Ministry of Health and Medical Education. 2001. pp. 88. http://behdasht.gov.ir//uploads/matn_9745.pdf. Retrieved 2008. behdasht.gov.ir
- ^ "Microsoft Word - suicides07-1.doc" (PDF). http://www.health.gov.il/Download/pages/suicides07.pdf. Retrieved 2010-09-30.
- ^ "WHO | Suicide rates per 100,000 by country, year and sex (Table)". Who.int. 2009-12-07. http://www.who.int/mental_health/prevention/suicide_rates/en/index.html. Retrieved 2010-09-30.
- ^ "Türkiye'nin intihar analizi / Türkiye / Radikal İnternet". Radikal.com.tr. http://www.radikal.com.tr/Radikal.aspx?aType=RadikalDetay&ArticleID=986936&Date=22.03.2010&CategoryID=77. Retrieved 2010-09-30.
- ^ "Suicide trends in rich and poor countries". Daily Times. 2010-09-28. http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\09\28\story_28-9-2010_pg3_6. Retrieved 2011-07-29.
External links
- Suicide rates by country, 1950-2011 published by the World Health Organization (WHO).
- Top Ten Most Suicidal Countries published by International Business Times HK
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