Suicide Rates by Country (2026)

Q: Why are suicide rates shown per 100,000 people?

Suicide rates are shown per 100,000 people so countries with very different population sizes can be compared fairly on the same scale.

Q: Do men have higher suicide rates than women?

Yes. In most countries in this dataset, male suicide rates are substantially higher than female suicide rates.

Suicide rates vary sharply across the world, with some countries recording extremely high death rates while others remain comparatively low. Based on the latest available data, countries such as Greenland, Suriname, South Korea, Guyana, and Lithuania rank among the highest for suicide rate, while several Middle Eastern countries appear near the bottom of the ranking. Suicide Rate by Country compares the number of suicide deaths per 100,000 people across countries and highlights how suicide patterns differ worldwide.

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Suicide Rates by Country Rankings

Top Ranked

🇬🇱Greenland

75.57

Least Ranked

🇵🇸State of Palestine

0.77

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🇸🇷Suriname

28.69

🇰🇷South Korea

28.13

🇬🇾Guyana

25.36

🇱🇹Lithuania

24.76

🇷🇺Russia

24.28

🇺🇾Uruguay

22.49

#	Country	Suicide Rate (Per 100K)	Male Suicide Rate (Per 100K)	Female Suicide Rate (Per 100K)	Continent	Unit
1	🇬🇱Greenland	75.57	108.21	39.1	North America	Per 100K
2	🇸🇷Suriname	28.69	46.21	11.66	South America	Per 100K
3	🇰🇷South Korea	28.13	39.93	16.26	Asia	Per 100K
4	🇬🇾Guyana	25.36	42.69	8.34	South America	Per 100K
5	🇱🇹Lithuania	24.76	43.3	8.42	Europe	Per 100K
6	🇷🇺Russia	24.28	42.87	8.06	Europe	Per 100K
7	🇺🇾Uruguay	22.49	38.58	7.74	South America	Per 100K
8	🇯🇵Japan	21.46	30.13	13.27	Asia	Per 100K
9	🇺🇦Ukraine	21.28	37.66	7.33	Europe	Per 100K
10	🇨🇺Cuba	21.13	34.32	8.07	North America	Per 100K
11	🇱🇸Lesotho	20.8	35.44	6.91	Africa	Per 100K
12	🇬🇺Guam	19.93	35.28	4.17	Oceania	Per 100K
13	🇹🇼Taiwan	19.14	26.42	12.03	Asia	Per 100K
14	🇧🇾Belarus	18.32	32.18	6.4	Europe	Per 100K
15	🇸🇮Slovenia	18.29	29.23	7.24	Europe	Per 100K
16	🇭🇺Hungary	18.28	28.74	8.64	Europe	Per 100K
17	🇧🇪Belgium	18.24	27	9.72	Europe	Per 100K
18	🇱🇻Latvia	18.03	31.89	6.03	Europe	Per 100K
19	🇲🇨Monaco	17.72	26.11	9.69	Europe	Per 100K
20	🇲🇵Northern Mariana Islands	17.19	29.83	3.33	Oceania	Per 100K
21	🇸🇿Eswatini	17.03	28.02	6.29	Africa	Per 100K
22	🇦🇹Austria	16.26	25.62	7.16	Europe	Per 100K
23	🇫🇷France	16.08	25.27	7.43	Europe	Per 100K
24	🇳🇷Nauru	16.05	24.75	7.1	Oceania	Per 100K
25	🇭🇷Croatia	16.04	25.72	7.02	Europe	Per 100K
26	🇫🇮Finland	15.88	23.15	8.77	Europe	Per 100K
27	🇿🇦South Africa	15.49	25.68	5.86	Africa	Per 100K
28	🇰🇿Kazakhstan	15.42	26.37	5	Asia	Per 100K
29	🇳🇵Nepal	15.34	19.3	11.52	Asia	Per 100K
30	🇺🇸United States	15.28	24.22	6.5	North America	Per 100K
31	🇷🇸Serbia	15.2	22.77	7.55	Europe	Per 100K
32	🇪🇷Eritrea	15.2	23.11	6.82	Africa	Per 100K
33	🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago	15.06	25.15	4.98	North America	Per 100K
34	🇩🇪Germany	15	22.86	7.35	Europe	Per 100K
35	🇱🇰Sri Lanka	14.93	24.44	6.08	Asia	Per 100K
36	🇪🇪Estonia	14.91	25.35	5.47	Europe	Per 100K
37	🇲🇳Mongolia	14.48	26.25	3.05	Asia	Per 100K
38	🇵🇱Poland	14.29	25.31	3.95	Europe	Per 100K
39	🇲🇪Montenegro	14.28	22.02	6.59	Europe	Per 100K
40	🇸🇪Sweden	14.13	19.81	8.37	Europe	Per 100K
41	🇲🇩Moldova	13.88	24.74	4	Europe	Per 100K
42	🇮🇳India	13.86	16.06	11.56	Asia	Per 100K
43	🇨🇿Czech Republic	13.33	21.93	5	Europe	Per 100K
44	🇵🇹Portugal	13.32	21.1	6.25	Europe	Per 100K
45	🇨🇻Cape Verde	13.2	22.49	3.78	Africa	Per 100K
46	🇮🇸Iceland	13.01	19.71	5.88	Europe	Per 100K
47	🇳🇿New Zealand	12.96	18.93	7.01	Oceania	Per 100K
48	🇳🇦Namibia	12.95	21.56	4.72	Africa	Per 100K
49	🇬🇦Gabon	12.94	22.92	3.59	Africa	Per 100K
50	🇹🇻Tuvalu	12.84	18.35	6.96	Oceania	Per 100K
51	🇫🇲Micronesia	12.8	22.23	3.01	Oceania	Per 100K
52	🇨🇰Cook Islands	12.69	19.05	6.5	Oceania	Per 100K
53	🇨🇭Switzerland	12.66	18.35	7.04	Europe	Per 100K
54	🇨🇦Canada	12.49	19.01	6.13	North America	Per 100K
55	🇹🇭Thailand	12.48	21.24	4.41	Asia	Per 100K
56	🇦🇺Australia	12.29	18.79	5.94	Oceania	Per 100K
57	🇳🇱Netherlands	12.28	17.24	7.38	Europe	Per 100K
58	🇸🇰Slovakia	11.99	20.58	3.77	Europe	Per 100K
59	🇩🇰Denmark	11.8	17.25	6.41	Europe	Per 100K
60	🇰🇮Kiribati	11.72	20.46	3.17	Oceania	Per 100K
61	🇲🇭Marshall Islands	11.68	17.68	5.38	Oceania	Per 100K
62	🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina	11.51	19	4.38	Europe	Per 100K
63	🇦🇷Argentina	11.48	18.92	4.51	South America	Per 100K
64	🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea	11.45	17.91	3.72	Africa	Per 100K
65	🇲🇼Malawi	11.2	17.82	4.93	Africa	Per 100K
66	🇿🇲Zambia	11.15	17.92	4.63	Africa	Per 100K
67	🇨🇫Central African Republic	11.12	18.36	4	Africa	Per 100K
68	🇳🇴Norway	11.11	16.1	6.04	Europe	Per 100K
69	🇩🇯Djibouti	11.03	15.55	5.78	Africa	Per 100K
70	🇸🇧Solomon Islands	10.88	15.39	6.14	Oceania	Per 100K
71	🇨🇱Chile	10.84	17.77	4.1	South America	Per 100K
72	🇲🇺Mauritius	10.79	17.88	3.88	Africa	Per 100K
73	🇸🇸South Sudan	10.73	15.74	5.69	Africa	Per 100K
74	🇧🇼Botswana	10.69	17.04	4.62	Africa	Per 100K
75	🇵🇼Palau	10.59	11.9	9.04	Oceania	Per 100K
76	🇧🇬Bulgaria	10.45	16.35	4.87	Europe	Per 100K
77	🇳🇺Niue	10.38	16.85	4.34	Oceania	Per 100K
78	🇨🇩DR Congo	10.23	16.39	3.96	Africa	Per 100K
79	🇵🇾Paraguay	10.16	15.21	5.19	South America	Per 100K
80	🇲🇬Madagascar	9.96	15.28	4.77	Africa	Per 100K
81	🇸🇱Sierra Leone	9.91	14.71	5.21	Africa	Per 100K
82	🇧🇮Burundi	9.82	15.08	4.52	Africa	Per 100K
83	🇻🇺Vanuatu	9.74	14.82	4.57	Oceania	Per 100K
84	🇷🇼Rwanda	9.67	14.11	5.46	Africa	Per 100K
85	🇻🇳Vietnam	9.65	12.63	6.68	Asia	Per 100K
86	🇨🇬Congo	9.64	15.91	3.47	Africa	Per 100K
87	🇷🇴Romania	9.51	16.71	2.71	Europe	Per 100K
88	🇧🇷Brazil	9.49	15.24	4.05	South America	Per 100K
89	🇸🇬Singapore	9.44	12.74	6	Asia	Per 100K
90	🇬🇧United Kingdom	9.39	14.3	4.68	Europe	Per 100K
91	🇬🇭Ghana	9.32	14.99	3.76	Africa	Per 100K
92	🇨🇷Costa Rica	9.31	15.74	2.9	North America	Per 100K
93	🇨🇲Cameroon	9.3	14.93	3.67	Africa	Per 100K
94	🇱🇺Luxembourg	9.01	13.26	4.71	Europe	Per 100K
95	🇪🇹Ethiopia	8.98	13.96	3.93	Africa	Per 100K
96	🇹🇲Turkmenistan	8.96	12.8	4.92	Asia	Per 100K
97	🇰🇪Kenya	8.93	13.95	3.97	Africa	Per 100K
98	🇦🇴Angola	8.87	14.71	3.37	Africa	Per 100K
99	🇸🇻El Salvador	8.85	14.19	4.22	North America	Per 100K
100	🇪🇨Ecuador	8.64	13.81	3.72	South America	Per 100K
101	🇰🇵North Korea	8.63	10.72	6.64	Asia	Per 100K
102	🇳🇮Nicaragua	8.63	13.41	3.99	North America	Per 100K
103	🇺🇿Uzbekistan	8.59	11.59	5.59	Asia	Per 100K
104	🇨🇮Ivory Coast	8.54	13.77	2.8	Africa	Per 100K
105	🇱🇷Liberia	8.52	12.17	4.81	Africa	Per 100K
106	🇼🇸Samoa	8.49	12.21	4.64	Oceania	Per 100K
107	🇪🇸Spain	8.44	12.93	4.12	Europe	Per 100K
108	🇫🇯Fiji	8.42	11.69	5.07	Oceania	Per 100K
109	🇮🇪Ireland	8.34	12.9	3.88	Europe	Per 100K
110	🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau	8.33	12	4.79	Africa	Per 100K
111	🇹🇩Chad	8.22	13	3.5	Africa	Per 100K
112	🇲🇰North Macedonia	8.2	12.34	4.1	Europe	Per 100K
113	🇧🇹Bhutan	8.15	9.89	6.27	Asia	Per 100K
114	🇦🇩Andorra	8.12	11.73	4.22	Europe	Per 100K
115	🇩🇴Dominican Republic	8.02	13.96	2.2	North America	Per 100K
116	🇸🇨Seychelles	7.86	13.23	1.3	Africa	Per 100K
117	🇹🇬Togo	7.78	12.05	3.72	Africa	Per 100K
118	🇺🇬Uganda	7.73	12.72	2.85	Africa	Per 100K
119	🇬🇪Georgia	7.66	13.44	2.34	Asia	Per 100K
120	🇸🇴Somalia	7.62	11.14	3.92	Africa	Per 100K
121	🇻🇮U.S. Virgin Islands	7.5	13.04	2.24	North America	Per 100K
122	🇻🇪Venezuela	7.48	12.66	2.67	South America	Per 100K
123	🇹🇰Tokelau	7.37	10.57	4	Oceania	Per 100K
124	🇲🇽Mexico	7.35	12.15	2.8	North America	Per 100K
125	🇸🇲San Marino	7.34	11.51	3.31	Europe	Per 100K
126	🇧🇯Benin	7.2	11.25	3.27	Africa	Per 100K
127	🇨🇴Colombia	7	11.29	2.87	South America	Per 100K
128	🇮🇹Italy	6.96	11.18	2.92	Europe	Per 100K
129	🇬🇳Guinea	6.86	10.25	3.65	Africa	Per 100K
130	🇵🇰Pakistan	6.79	10.03	3.35	Asia	Per 100K
131	🇰🇲Comoros	6.76	9.72	3.73	Africa	Per 100K
132	🇨🇳China	6.67	7.79	5.5	Asia	Per 100K
133	🇸🇳Senegal	6.48	10.34	2.51	Africa	Per 100K
134	🇱🇨Saint Lucia	6.47	11.88	1.08	North America	Per 100K
135	🇧🇫Burkina Faso	6.38	10.56	2.45	Africa	Per 100K
136	🇧🇴Bolivia	6.37	8.72	4.04	South America	Per 100K
137	🇵🇷Puerto Rico	6.26	11.43	1.54	North America	Per 100K
138	🇮🇶Iraq	6.22	9.35	2.89	Asia	Per 100K
139	🇧🇿Belize	6.22	10.88	1.69	North America	Per 100K
140	🇹🇿Tanzania	6.08	9.1	3.19	Africa	Per 100K
141	🇵🇦Panama	6.07	10.28	1.91	North America	Per 100K
142	🇲🇷Mauritania	6.01	9.22	2.9	Africa	Per 100K
143	🇮🇱Israel	5.87	9.37	2.39	Asia	Per 100K
144	🇬🇲Gambia	5.82	9.12	2.61	Africa	Per 100K
145	🇿🇼Zimbabwe	5.69	8.61	2.99	Africa	Per 100K
146	🇳🇪Niger	5.61	8.1	3.16	Africa	Per 100K
147	🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan	5.54	8.68	2.47	Asia	Per 100K
148	🇮🇷Iran	5.5	7.86	3.06	Asia	Per 100K
149	🇦🇸American Samoa	5.48	8.42	2.41	Oceania	Per 100K
150	🇲🇲Myanmar	5.37	8.93	2.05	Asia	Per 100K
151	🇲🇿Mozambique	5.34	8.67	2.24	Africa	Per 100K
152	🇧🇧Barbados	5.27	9.63	1.25	North America	Per 100K
153	🇲🇱Mali	5.16	7.37	2.94	Africa	Per 100K
154	🇬🇹Guatemala	5.07	7.54	2.74	North America	Per 100K
155	🇭🇹Haiti	5.05	7.55	2.66	North America	Per 100K
156	🇦🇱Albania	4.98	6.7	3.3	Europe	Per 100K
157	🇻🇨Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	4.88	8.89	0.68	North America	Per 100K
158	🇦🇲Armenia	4.64	7.4	2.18	Asia	Per 100K
159	🇱🇦Laos	4.63	6.55	2.68	Asia	Per 100K
160	🇬🇷Greece	4.62	7.62	1.74	Europe	Per 100K
161	🇲🇹Malta	4.61	7.28	1.65	Europe	Per 100K
162	🇩🇲Dominica	4.59	8.06	0.96	North America	Per 100K
163	🇹🇯Tajikistan	4.56	6.29	2.76	Asia	Per 100K
164	🇧🇩Bangladesh	4.52	5.77	3.29	Asia	Per 100K
165	🇹🇷Turkey	4.46	6.95	1.95	Asia	Per 100K
166	🇱🇾Libya	4.45	6.58	2.2	Africa	Per 100K
167	🇧🇳Brunei	4.35	6.5	1.94	Asia	Per 100K
168	🇨🇾Cyprus	4.33	6.7	2.03	Asia	Per 100K
169	🇧🇲Bermuda	4.31	7.44	1.36	North America	Per 100K
170	🇹🇱Timor-Leste	4.15	5.52	2.72	Asia	Per 100K
171	🇧🇭Bahrain	4.07	5.72	1.28	Asia	Per 100K
172	🇵🇪Peru	4.06	6.06	2.06	South America	Per 100K
173	🇸🇩Sudan	3.97	5.35	2.56	Africa	Per 100K
174	🇰🇭Cambodia	3.96	5.64	2.35	Asia	Per 100K
175	🇬🇩Grenada	3.89	6.91	0.71	North America	Per 100K
176	🇲🇦Morocco	3.83	5.14	2.49	Africa	Per 100K
177	🇵🇭Philippines	3.79	6.05	1.46	Asia	Per 100K
178	🇭🇳Honduras	3.69	6.37	1.15	North America	Per 100K
179	🇸🇦Saudi Arabia	3.58	4.94	1.41	Asia	Per 100K
180	🇩🇿Algeria	3.57	4.87	2.26	Africa	Per 100K
181	🇲🇾Malaysia	3.56	5.46	1.45	Asia	Per 100K
182	🇹🇴Tonga	3.47	4.14	2.84	Oceania	Per 100K
183	🇦🇿Azerbaijan	3.41	5.35	1.48	Asia	Per 100K
184	🇾🇪Yemen	3.17	4.31	1.99	Asia	Per 100K
185	🇳🇬Nigeria	3.07	4.51	1.75	Africa	Per 100K
186	🇰🇳Saint Kitts and Nevis	3.07	5.36	0.95	North America	Per 100K
187	🇶🇦Qatar	2.93	3.9	0.75	Asia	Per 100K
188	🇧🇸Bahamas	2.73	4.84	0.76	North America	Per 100K
189	🇰🇼Kuwait	2.62	3.4	1.34	Asia	Per 100K
190	🇦🇪United Arab Emirates	2.54	3.08	1.15	Asia	Per 100K
191	🇲🇻Maldives	2.48	3.73	0.54	Asia	Per 100K
192	🇵🇬Papua New Guinea	2.45	2.74	2.14	Oceania	Per 100K
193	🇹🇳Tunisia	2.44	3.32	1.57	Africa	Per 100K
194	🇮🇩Indonesia	1.87	2.43	1.28	Asia	Per 100K
195	🇦🇫Afghanistan	1.84	2.55	1.11	Asia	Per 100K
196	🇯🇲Jamaica	1.75	3.1	0.44	North America	Per 100K
197	🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe	1.75	2.69	0.8	Africa	Per 100K
198	🇱🇧Lebanon	1.29	1.64	0.94	Asia	Per 100K
199	🇴🇲Oman	1.28	1.86	0.33	Asia	Per 100K
200	🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda	1.07	1.98	0.2	North America	Per 100K
201	🇯🇴Jordan	1.04	1.5	0.5	Asia	Per 100K
202	🇸🇾Syria	0.94	1.54	0.37	Asia	Per 100K
203	🇪🇬Egypt	0.87	1.27	0.44	Africa	Per 100K
204	🇵🇸State of Palestine	0.77	1.1	0.42	Asia	Per 100K

Global Suicide Statistics Live Counter (2026)

The Global Suicide Statistics Live Counter (2026) provides real-time estimates of suicide deaths worldwide, including annual, monthly, weekly, daily, and per-minute figures. These estimates help illustrate the global impact of suicide and mental health challenges.

💔 World Suicides Live Counter

Estimated This Year 401,200

Today852

This Week2,844

This Month40,688

Per Second0

Per Minute0

Estimated End Year Total727,000

Source

Quick facts:

Figures shown are live estimates based on the most recent available data.
Estimated this year, today, week, and month counters update continuously.
Per Second resets every second, and Per Minute resets every minute.
Exact real-time values cannot be known with complete certainty, so counters are estimates.

Source:

World Health Organization (WHO)

Key Findings

Greenland Has the Highest Suicide Rate in the Dataset

Greenland ranks #1 globally with a suicide rate of 75.57 deaths per 100,000 people, by far the highest figure in the dataset.
It is followed by Suriname (28.69), South Korea (28.13), Guyana (25.36), and Lithuania (24.76).

Several of the Highest Suicide Rates Are Found in Europe and East Asia

Countries such as Lithuania, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Slovenia, Hungary, Belgium, Latvia, and Japan all appear near the top of the ranking.
This shows that high suicide mortality is not limited to one region and remains a major public health issue across parts of Europe and East Asia.

The United States Ranks Much Higher Than Many People Expect

The United States ranks 30th globally with a suicide rate of 15.28 per 100,000.
That places the U.S. above many Western countries and highlights that suicide remains a significant public health concern even in high-income nations.

Male Suicide Rates Are Usually Much Higher Than Female Rates

Across much of the dataset, the male suicide rate is dramatically higher than the female suicide rate.
For example, Greenland records 108.21 for males versus 39.10 for females, while Russia shows 42.87 for males versus 8.06 for females.

Several Middle Eastern Countries Record the Lowest Suicide Rates

The lowest suicide rates in the dataset are found in countries such as State of Palestine (0.77), Egypt (0.87), Syria (0.94), Jordan (1.04), and Antigua and Barbuda (1.07).
Low reported suicide rates may reflect a mix of social, religious, reporting, and public health factors depending on the country.

Suicide Rate

Comparison

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Suicide Rate (UN)

10 Countries with the Highest Suicide Rates

Greenland — 75.57 per 100K
Suriname — 28.69 per 100K
South Korea — 28.13 per 100K
Guyana — 25.36 per 100K
Lithuania — 24.76 per 100K
Russia — 24.28 per 100K
Uruguay — 22.49 per 100K
Japan — 21.46 per 100K
Ukraine — 21.28 per 100K
Cuba — 21.13 per 100K

10 Countries with the Lowest Suicide Rates

State of Palestine — 0.77 per 100K
Egypt — 0.87 per 100K
Syria — 0.94 per 100K
Jordan — 1.04 per 100K
Antigua and Barbuda — 1.07 per 100K
Oman — 1.28 per 100K
Lebanon — 1.29 per 100K
Sao Tome and Principe — 1.75 per 100K
Jamaica — 1.75 per 100K
Afghanistan — 1.84 per 100K

About Suicide Rate by Country

Suicide rate by country measures the number of suicide deaths per 100,000 people in each country. It is one of the most widely used indicators for comparing suicide mortality across nations because it adjusts for population size and allows meaningful international comparisons.

The global picture is highly uneven. Some countries in Northern Europe, Eastern Europe, East Asia, and parts of South America show much higher suicide rates than the world average, while several countries in the Middle East and parts of North Africa record much lower rates. Differences in suicide rates can be influenced by mental health systems, social conditions, alcohol use, economic stress, stigma around reporting, and broader cultural or demographic factors.

Definitions & Methodology

What does suicide rate by country measure?

Suicide rate by country measures the number of deaths from suicide per 100,000 people in each country. In this dataset, the main ranking uses the overall suicide rate for both sexes combined.

What do the male and female columns show?

In addition to the total suicide rate, the dataset also includes separate estimates for male suicide rate and female suicide rate. These values help show the gender gap in suicide mortality across countries.

Why are values shown per 100,000 people?

Suicide rates are shown per 100,000 people so countries with very different population sizes can be compared fairly. This makes it easier to compare suicide mortality across small and large countries using the same scale.

Do low reported suicide rates always mean lower real suicide burden?

Not always. Suicide data can be affected by reporting practices, death registration quality, stigma, cultural factors, and classification differences. A lower reported rate does not automatically mean the underlying burden is equally low in every case.

Sources

Suicide Rate by Country FAQs

Which country has the highest suicide rate in the dataset?

Greenland has the highest suicide rate in this dataset at 75.57 deaths per 100,000 people, far above every other country listed.

Which countries have the lowest suicide rates?

The lowest reported suicide rates in the dataset are found in State of Palestine, Egypt, Syria, Jordan, and Antigua and Barbuda, all with rates close to or below 1 death per 100,000 people.

Why are suicide rates shown per 100,000 people?

Using a per-100,000 rate makes it possible to compare countries with very different population sizes on the same scale, which gives a clearer view of suicide mortality risk.

Do men have higher suicide rates than women?

In most countries in this dataset, male suicide rates are substantially higher than female suicide rates. The gap can be very large in countries such as Greenland, Russia, Lithuania, and Belarus.

Does a low reported suicide rate always mean the problem is small?

Not necessarily. Reported suicide rates can be influenced by data quality, underreporting, stigma, and how deaths are classified. That means low official figures should sometimes be interpreted carefully.