Current Worldwide Suicide Rate

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This map shows current worldwide Suicide Rate in each countries. Suicide is the act of deliberately killing oneself.

Current Average World Suicide Rate: 10.07 per 100,000 people

Facts about suicide

One million approximate number of suicides worldwide each year.
Every 40 seconds somebody dies by suicide.
60 per cent increase in worldwide suicide rates in last 45 years.
20 numbers of failed suicide attempts for each successful one.
Women are more likely than man to attempt suicide, while men are much more likely to succeed.

What Cause Suicide?

Risk factors for suicide include mental disorder (such as depression, personality disorder, alcohol dependence, or schizophrenia), and some physical illnesses, such as neurological disorders, cancer, and HIV infection are a major risk factor for suicide in Europe and North America; however, in Asian countries impulsiveness plays an important role. Suicide is complex with psychological, social, biological, cultural and environmental factors involved.

How can suicide be prevented?

Not all suicides can be prevented, but a majority can. There are a number of measures that can be taken at community and national levels to reduce the risk, including:

Education about suicide is one of the most important steps in preventing it.
Strategies involving restriction of access to common methods of suicide, such as firearms or toxic substances like pesticides, have proved to be effective in reducing suicide rates; however, there is a need to adopt multi-sectoral approaches involving many levels of intervention and activities.
There is compelling evidence indicating that adequate prevention and treatment of depression and alcohol and substance abuse can reduce suicide rates, as well as follow-up contact with those who have attempted suicide.

To read more about suicide prevention please follow the reference link bellow.

Most recent year available; as of 2009

Last updated: 2 months ago

Category: Social

Country name	Suicide Rate per 100,000 people	Male per 100,000 people	Female per 100,000 people	Year

Belarus	36.8	63.3	10.3	2003
Lithuania	31.85	53.9	9.8	2007
Russia	31.7	53.9	9.5	2006
Sri Lanka	30.7	44.6	16.8	1991
Kazakhstan	27.6	46.2	9	2007
Hungary	26.75	42.3	11.2	2005
Japan	24.75	35.8	13.7	2007
Ukraine	23.95	40.9	7	2005
Guyana	22.7	33.8	11.6	2005
Korea, North	21.85	29.6	14.1	2006
Slovenia	21.7	33.7	9.7	2007
Estonia	21.4	35.5	7.3	2005
Latvia	20.9	34.1	7.7	2007
Serbia	19.75	28.4	11.1	2006
Finland	18.95	28.9	9	2007
Belgium	18.35	27.2	9.5	1999
Croatia	18.3	26.9	9.7	2006
Switzerland	17.6	23.5	11.7	2006
France	17.25	25.5	9	2006
Uruguay	16.15	26	6.3	2004
Moldova	16.15	28	4.3	2007
Poland	15.6	26.8	4.4	2006
Austria	15.6	23.8	7.4	2007
Hong Kong	15.4	19.3	11.5	2006
Suriname	14.35	23.9	4.8	2005
China	13.9	13	14.8	1999
Czech Republic	13.5	22.7	4.3	2007
Sweden	13.2	18.1	8.3	2006
Bulgaria	13.2	19.7	6.7	2004
Slovakia	12.85	22.3	3.4	2005
New Zealand	12.6	18.9	6.3	2005
Cuba	12.25	19.6	4.9	2006
Trinidad and Tobago	12.2	20.4	4	2002
Germany	11.95	17.9	6	2006
Denmark	11.95	17.5	6.4	2006
Bosnia and Herzegovina	11.8	20.3	3.3	1991
Iceland	11.75	18.9	4.6	2007
Portugal	11.7	17.9	5.5	2004
Romania	11.45	18.9	4	2007
Norway	11.4	16.8	6	2006
Canada	11.35	17.3	5.4	2004
United States	11.1	17.7	4.5	2005
Luxembourg	11	17.7	4.3	2005
India	10.65	12.2	9.1	1998
Ireland	10.6	17.4	3.8	2007
Australia	10.55	16.7	4.4	2004
Mauritius	10.4	16	4.8	2007
Chile	10.4	17.4	3.4	2005
Singapore	10.3	12.9	7.7	2006
Kyrgyzstan	9.05	14.4	3.7	2006
Turkmenistan	8.65	13.8	3.5	1998
Netherlands	8.3	11.6	5	2007
Argentina	8.05	12.7	3.4	2005
Zimbabwe	7.9	10.6	5.2	1990
Thailand	7.9	12	3.8	2002
Spain	7.9	12	3.8	2005
Costa Rica	7.85	13.2	2.5	2006
Saint Lucia	7.7	10.4	5	2002
Puerto Rico	7.6	13.2	2	2005
Belize	7.5	13.4	1.6	2001
Nicaragua	7.2	11.1	3.3	2005
El Salvador	6.95	10.2	3.7	2006
Ecuador	6.8	9.1	4.5	2006
Macedonia	6.75	9.5	4	2003
United Kingdom	6.45	10.1	2.8	2007
Malta	6.4	12.3	0.5	2007
Italy	6.35	9.9	2.8	2006
Israel	6	8.7	3.3	2005
Grenada	5.85	9.8	1.9	2005
Panama	5.6	10.4	0.8	2006
Colombia	4.95	7.8	2.1	2005
Uzbekistan	4.65	7	2.3	2005
Brazil	4.6	7.3	1.9	2005
Seychelles	4.55	9.1	0	1987
Paraguay	4.1	5.5	2.7	2004
Mexico	4.05	6.8	1.3	2006
Albania	4	4.7	3.3	2003
Venezuela	3.75	6.1	1.4	2005
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	3.65	7.3	0	2004
Greece	3.55	5.9	1.2	2006
Bahrain	2.7	4.9	0.5	1988
Tajikistan	2.6	2.9	2.3	2001
Cyprus	2.5	3.2	1.8	2006
Armenia	2.45	3.9	1	2006
Guatemala	2.35	3.6	1.1	2006
Georgia	2.25	3.4	1.1	2001
Philippines	2.1	2.5	1.7	1993
Kuwait	1.95	2.5	1.4	2002
Dominican Republic	1.6	2.6	0.6	2004
Bahamas, The	0.95	1.9	0	2002
Sao Tome and Principe	0.9	0	1.8	1987
Peru	0.85	1.1	0.6	2000
Barbados	0.7	1.4	0	2001
Azerbaijan	0.65	1	0.3	2007
Maldives	0.35	0.7	0	2005
Iran	0.2	0.3	0.1	1991
Jamaica	0.15	0.3	0	1990
Syria	0.1	0.2	0	1985
Egypt	0.05	0.1	0	1987
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