Suicide rate is a population-level mortality indicator used to compare deaths from suicide across countries and territories while accounting for differences in population size. The 2026 suicide rate by country ranking reports rates per 100,000 people and includes overall, male and female values. Expressing the measure per 100,000 allows countries with very different population sizes to be compared on a common basis. Differences between countries may reflect demographic, social, economic and health-related factors, as well as differences in underlying data and reporting. These figures should be interpreted as population-level rates rather than an individual's personal risk.