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  1. Countries with the highest suicide mortality rates worldwide 2021

    • statista.com
    Updated Jun 6, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Countries with the highest suicide mortality rates worldwide 2021 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/710710/ranking-of-leading-20-countries-with-highest-suicide-mortality-rates/
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    Jun 6, 2025
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    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    2021
    Area covered
    Worldwide
    Description

    The countries with the highest suicide mortality rate worldwide in 2021 included Lesotho, South Korea, and Eswatini. In 2021, there were around 27.5 suicide deaths per 100,000 population in South Korea. Suicide in the United States Although the United States is not among the countries with the highest suicide mortality rate, suicide is still a major issue in the country. As with other countries, the suicide rate among males in the U.S. is much higher than among females. In 2022, there were around 23 suicide deaths among males in the United States per 100,000 population, compared to 5.9 deaths per 100,000 females. The states with the highest suicide rates are Montana, Wyoming, and Alaska, while New Jersey and Massachusetts have the lowest rates. Risk factors and help Major risk factors for suicide include mental health issues and substance abuse problems; however, it can be difficult to predict who is at risk. Warning signs such as talking about wanting to die, expressing feelings of depression, suicidal ideation, and abusing drugs or alcohol should be taken seriously and help should be sought as soon as possible. Suicide hotlines exist in many countries around the world and one should not hesitate to discuss such issues and feelings with a health care provider.

  2. Suicide death rate by age group

    • ec.europa.eu
    • db.nomics.world
    Updated Mar 21, 2025
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    Eurostat (2025). Suicide death rate by age group [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.2908/TPS00202
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    Dataset updated
    Mar 21, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Eurostathttps://ec.europa.eu/eurostat
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    2011 - 2022
    Area covered
    Malta, Iceland, European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), Croatia, Slovenia, Portugal, Cyprus, Austria, Czechia, France
    Description

    Crude death rate from suicide and intentional self-harm per 100 000 people, by age group. Suicide registration methods vary between countries and over time. Figures do not include deaths from events of undetermined intent (part of which should be considered as suicides) and attempted suicides which did not result in death.

  3. Number of suicides in selected countries by gender 2022

    • statista.com
    Updated Sep 2, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Number of suicides in selected countries by gender 2022 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/236567/number-of-suicides-in-selected-countries-by-gender/
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    Sep 2, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Area covered
    Worldwide
    Description

    South Korea currently has the highest overall suicide rate among OECD countries worldwide. The suicide rate among women in South Korea is significantly higher than that of women in any other country. Nevertheless, suicide is commonly more prevalent among men than women. Suicide in the U.S. The suicide rate in the United States has risen since the year 2000. As of 2023, there were around **** deaths from suicide per 100,000 population. The suicide rate among men in the U.S. is over ***** times what it is for females, a considerable and troubling difference. The suicide rate among men increases with age, with the highest rates found among men aged 75 years and older. Adolescent suicide Adolescent suicide is always a serious and difficult topic. A recent survey found that around ** percent of female high school students in the United States had seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year, compared to ** percent of male students. On average, there are around ** suicide deaths among adolescents per 100,000 population in the United States. The states with the highest rates of adolescent suicide include New Mexico, Idaho, and Oklahoma.

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    Male Suicide Rates

    • nationmaster.com
    Updated Aug 27, 2020
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    NationMaster (2020). Male Suicide Rates [Dataset]. https://www.nationmaster.com/nmx/ranking/male-suicide-rates
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    Dataset updated
    Aug 27, 2020
    Dataset authored and provided by
    NationMaster
    License

    Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 (CC BY-NC 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    1960 - 2019
    Area covered
    Denmark, Belgium, Chile, Australia, Ireland, South Korea, Iceland, Turkey, United States, United Kingdom
    Description

    South Korea Male Suicide Rates decreased by 1.1% in 2019, compared to a year earlier.

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    Female Suicide Rates

    • nationmaster.com
    Updated Aug 27, 2020
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    NationMaster (2020). Female Suicide Rates [Dataset]. https://www.nationmaster.com/nmx/ranking/female-suicide-rates
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    Dataset updated
    Aug 27, 2020
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    NationMaster
    License

    Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 (CC BY-NC 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    1960 - 2019
    Area covered
    Iceland, Turkey, United States, Hungary, Norway, France, Ireland, Belgium, Australia, United Kingdom
    Description

    In 2019, Female Suicide Rates in Norway remained stable compared to a year earlier.

  6. Suicide rates in the U.S. in 2023, by state

    • statista.com
    Updated Aug 6, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Suicide rates in the U.S. in 2023, by state [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/560297/highest-suicide-rates-in-us-states/
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    Aug 6, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    2022
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    As of 2022, the U.S. states with the highest death rates from suicide were Alaska, Montana, and Wyoming. In Wyoming and Montana, there were around **** and **** suicide deaths per 100,000 population, respectively. In comparison, in New Jersey, the state with the lowest suicide death rate, there were only around *** suicide deaths per 100,000 population. Differences in suicide rates by gender In the United States, there is a vast difference in suicide rates between men and women, with rates over *** times higher among men. However, rates of suicide for both men and women have increased over the past couple of decades. Among men, those aged 75 years and older have the highest suicide rates, with around ** deaths per 100,000 population in 2021. Among women, those aged 45 to 64 years have the highest rates of suicide death with *** deaths per 100,000 population. What is the most common method of suicide? In the United States, the most common method of suicide is with firearms, followed by suffocation and then poisoning. In 2022, there were around ****** suicide deaths from firearms in the United States, compared to ****** deaths from suffocation and ***** from drug poisoning. In 2021, firearms accounted for around ** percent of suicide deaths among men. In comparison, around ** percent of deaths from suicide among women were due to firearms, while suffocation and poisoning each accounted for ** percent of such deaths.

  7. Suicides in England and Wales by local authority

    • ons.gov.uk
    • cy.ons.gov.uk
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    Updated Oct 3, 2025
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    Office for National Statistics (2025). Suicides in England and Wales by local authority [Dataset]. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/suicidesbylocalauthority
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    Dataset updated
    Oct 3, 2025
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    Office for National Statisticshttp://www.ons.gov.uk/
    License

    Open Government Licence 3.0http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
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    Description

    Number of suicides, suicide rates and median registration delays, by local authority in England and Wales.

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    Suicides by country, around the world | TheGlobalEconomy.com

    • theglobaleconomy.com
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    Updated Mar 17, 2017
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    Globalen LLC (2017). Suicides by country, around the world | TheGlobalEconomy.com [Dataset]. www.theglobaleconomy.com/rankings/suicides/
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    excel, xml, csvAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Mar 17, 2017
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Globalen LLC
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Time period covered
    Dec 31, 2000 - Dec 31, 2019
    Area covered
    World
    Description

    The average for 2019 based on 180 countries was 9.49 suicides per 100,000 people. The highest value was in Lesotho: 72.4 suicides per 100,000 people and the lowest value was in Antigua and Barbuda: 0.4 suicides per 100,000 people. The indicator is available from 2000 to 2019. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

  9. Death rates for suicide, by sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age: United...

    • catalog.data.gov
    • healthdata.gov
    • +3more
    Updated Apr 23, 2025
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    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025). Death rates for suicide, by sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age: United States [Dataset]. https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/death-rates-for-suicide-by-sex-race-hispanic-origin-and-age-united-states-020c1
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    Apr 23, 2025
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    Centers for Disease Control and Preventionhttp://www.cdc.gov/
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    Data on death rates for suicide, by selected population characteristics. Please refer to the PDF or Excel version of this table in the HUS 2019 Data Finder (https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus/contents2019.htm) for critical information about measures, definitions, and changes over time. SOURCE: NCHS, National Vital Statistics System (NVSS); Grove RD, Hetzel AM. Vital statistics rates in the United States, 1940–1960. National Center for Health Statistics. 1968; numerator data from NVSS annual public-use Mortality Files; denominator data from U.S. Census Bureau national population estimates; and Murphy SL, Xu JQ, Kochanek KD, Arias E, Tejada-Vera B. Deaths: Final data for 2018. National Vital Statistics Reports; vol 69 no 13. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2021. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/nvsr.htm. For more information on the National Vital Statistics System, see the corresponding Appendix entry at https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus19-appendix-508.pdf.

  10. Suicide rate and life expectancy

    • kaggle.com
    Updated Dec 17, 2022
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    Maryna Shut (2022). Suicide rate and life expectancy [Dataset]. https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/marshuu/suicide-rate-and-life-expectancy
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    Dataset updated
    Dec 17, 2022
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    Kaggle
    Authors
    Maryna Shut
    License

    https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

    Description

    There're 2 datasets:

    1. Life expectancy contains information about life expectancy for men and for women, happiness score and fertility rate.
    2. Suicide Rate contains information about the suicide rate and GDP per capita on each country.
  11. Effect of suicide rates on life expectancy dataset

    • zenodo.org
    • data.niaid.nih.gov
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    Updated Apr 16, 2021
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    Filip Zoubek; Filip Zoubek (2021). Effect of suicide rates on life expectancy dataset [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4694270
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    csvAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Apr 16, 2021
    Dataset provided by
    Zenodohttp://zenodo.org/
    Authors
    Filip Zoubek; Filip Zoubek
    License

    Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
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    Description

    Effect of suicide rates on life expectancy dataset

    Abstract
    In 2015, approximately 55 million people died worldwide, of which 8 million committed suicide. In the USA, one of the main causes of death is the aforementioned suicide, therefore, this experiment is dealing with the question of how much suicide rates affects the statistics of average life expectancy.
    The experiment takes two datasets, one with the number of suicides and life expectancy in the second one and combine data into one dataset. Subsequently, I try to find any patterns and correlations among the variables and perform statistical test using simple regression to confirm my assumptions.

    Data

    The experiment uses two datasets - WHO Suicide Statistics[1] and WHO Life Expectancy[2], which were firstly appropriately preprocessed. The final merged dataset to the experiment has 13 variables, where country and year are used as index: Country, Year, Suicides number, Life expectancy, Adult Mortality, which is probability of dying between 15 and 60 years per 1000 population, Infant deaths, which is number of Infant Deaths per 1000 population, Alcohol, which is alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption, Under-five deaths, which is number of under-five deaths per 1000 population, HIV/AIDS, which is deaths per 1 000 live births HIV/AIDS, GDP, which is Gross Domestic Product per capita, Population, Income composition of resources, which is Human Development Index in terms of income composition of resources, and Schooling, which is number of years of schooling.

    LICENSE

    THE EXPERIMENT USES TWO DATASET - WHO SUICIDE STATISTICS AND WHO LIFE EXPECTANCY, WHICH WERE COLLEECTED FROM WHO AND UNITED NATIONS WEBSITE. THEREFORE, ALL DATASETS ARE UNDER THE LICENSE ATTRIBUTION-NONCOMMERCIAL-SHAREALIKE 3.0 IGO (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/igo/).

    [1] https://www.kaggle.com/szamil/who-suicide-statistics

    [2] https://www.kaggle.com/kumarajarshi/life-expectancy-who

  12. Suicide rate among young people in Europe 2016, by age group and country

    • statista.com
    Updated Jul 10, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Suicide rate among young people in Europe 2016, by age group and country [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/974510/suicide-rate-among-young-people-in-europe/
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    Dataset updated
    Jul 10, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    2016
    Area covered
    Europe
    Description

    This statistic displays the suicide rate among young people in selected European countries in 2016. In this year, Finland had the highest suicide rate for people aged 20 to 24 years, with a rate of ***** per 100,000 age-specific population.

  13. Deaths caused by suicide by quarter in England

    • ons.gov.uk
    • cy.ons.gov.uk
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    Updated Apr 9, 2025
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    Office for National Statistics (2025). Deaths caused by suicide by quarter in England [Dataset]. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/deathscausedbysuicidebyquarterinengland
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    Dataset updated
    Apr 9, 2025
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    Office for National Statisticshttp://www.ons.gov.uk/
    License

    Open Government Licence 3.0http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
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    Description

    Provisional rate and number of suicide deaths registered in England per quarter. Includes 2001 to 2023 registrations and provisional data for Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) to Quarter 4 (Oct to Dec) 2024. These are official statistics in development.

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    Japan JP: Suicide Mortality Rate: Female

    • ceicdata.com
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    CEICdata.com, Japan JP: Suicide Mortality Rate: Female [Dataset]. https://www.ceicdata.com/en/japan/health-statistics/jp-suicide-mortality-rate-female
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Dec 1, 2000 - Dec 1, 2016
    Area covered
    Japan
    Description

    Japan JP: Suicide Mortality Rate: Female data was reported at 11.400 NA in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 11.800 NA for 2015. Japan JP: Suicide Mortality Rate: Female data is updated yearly, averaging 13.600 NA from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2016, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14.100 NA in 2010 and a record low of 11.400 NA in 2016. Japan JP: Suicide Mortality Rate: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.World Bank.WDI: Health Statistics. Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).; ; World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).; Weighted average;

  15. Adolescent suicide rates in the U.S. by state as of 2023

    • statista.com
    Updated Jun 23, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Adolescent suicide rates in the U.S. by state as of 2023 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/666791/states-with-highest-number-of-adolescent-suicidal-deaths-in-us/
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    Dataset updated
    Jun 23, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    2023
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    New Mexico was the state with the highest rate of suicidal death among adolescents in the U.S. in 2023, with around **** deaths per 100,000 adolescents. The overall suicide rate in the U.S. has increased over recent years. Suicide is more common among men than women, with rates among men almost **** times higher than among women. Risk factors Risk factors for suicide include mental disorders, such as depression, bipolar disorder, and personality disorders, as well as substance abuse. In fact, suicidal thoughts, plans to commit suicide, and suicide attempts are all more common among those with drug or alcohol dependence or abuse. In terms of suicides due to a known mental disorder, depression accounts for around ** percent of all such suicides. Methods Most suicides in the United States are carried out by firearms, however, the most common method of suicide differs from country to country. In 2022, over ****** suicides in the United States were conducted by firearms, or just over half of all suicides that year. Firearms are the most common means of suicide among both men and women in the United States, but suicide by poisoning is much more common among women than men.

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    Suicides in G7 | TheGlobalEconomy.com

    • theglobaleconomy.com
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    Updated Jan 31, 2021
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    Globalen LLC (2021). Suicides in G7 | TheGlobalEconomy.com [Dataset]. www.theglobaleconomy.com/rankings/suicides/G7/
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    csv, excel, xmlAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Jan 31, 2021
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Globalen LLC
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Dec 31, 2000 - Dec 31, 2019
    Area covered
    World
    Description

    The average for 2019 based on 7 countries was 11.99 suicides per 100,000 people. The highest value was in the USA: 16.1 suicides per 100,000 people and the lowest value was in Italy: 6.7 suicides per 100,000 people. The indicator is available from 2000 to 2019. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

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    Total Suicide Rates

    • nationmaster.com
    Updated Aug 27, 2020
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    NationMaster (2020). Total Suicide Rates [Dataset]. https://www.nationmaster.com/nmx/ranking/total-suicide-rates
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    Dataset updated
    Aug 27, 2020
    Dataset authored and provided by
    NationMaster
    License

    Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 (CC BY-NC 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    1960 - 2019
    Area covered
    Poland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Iceland, Brazil, Ireland, Denmark, Belgium, United States, South Korea
    Description

    South Korea Total Suicide Rates was down by 1.3% in 2019, compared to a year earlier.

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    Mental Health - Age-standardised suicide rates for OECD countries, by sex...

    • figure.nz
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    Updated Oct 3, 2018
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    Figure.NZ (2018). Mental Health - Age-standardised suicide rates for OECD countries, by sex 2007–2015 [Dataset]. https://figure.nz/table/XErynheIUsSTwjU9
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    csvAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Oct 3, 2018
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    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Area covered
    New Zealand
    Description

    These tables present data about suicide deaths in New Zealand over the 20-year period from 1996 to 2015. The tables include numbers and rates by common demographic breakdowns, such as age, sex, ethnicity, district health board (DHB) of residence, neighbourhood deprivation.

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    Top countries by suicide mortality rate

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    Updated May 8, 2025
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    Work With Data (2025). Top countries by suicide mortality rate [Dataset]. https://www.workwithdata.com/charts/countries?agg=avg&chart=hbar&x=country&y=suicide_rate
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    Dataset updated
    May 8, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Work With Data
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Description

    This horizontal bar chart displays suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) by country using the aggregation average, weighted by population. The data is about countries.

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    Suicides in South America | TheGlobalEconomy.com

    • theglobaleconomy.com
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    Updated Jun 17, 2021
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    Globalen LLC (2021). Suicides in South America | TheGlobalEconomy.com [Dataset]. www.theglobaleconomy.com/rankings/suicides/South-America/
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    csv, xml, excelAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Jun 17, 2021
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Globalen LLC
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Dec 31, 2000 - Dec 31, 2019
    Area covered
    South America, World
    Description

    The average for 2019 based on 12 countries was 11.65 suicides per 100,000 people. The highest value was in Guyana: 40.3 suicides per 100,000 people and the lowest value was in Venezuela: 2.1 suicides per 100,000 people. The indicator is available from 2000 to 2019. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

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Statista (2025). Countries with the highest suicide mortality rates worldwide 2021 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/710710/ranking-of-leading-20-countries-with-highest-suicide-mortality-rates/
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Countries with the highest suicide mortality rates worldwide 2021

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Dataset updated
Jun 6, 2025
Dataset authored and provided by
Statistahttp://statista.com/
Time period covered
2021
Area covered
Worldwide
Description

The countries with the highest suicide mortality rate worldwide in 2021 included Lesotho, South Korea, and Eswatini. In 2021, there were around 27.5 suicide deaths per 100,000 population in South Korea. Suicide in the United States Although the United States is not among the countries with the highest suicide mortality rate, suicide is still a major issue in the country. As with other countries, the suicide rate among males in the U.S. is much higher than among females. In 2022, there were around 23 suicide deaths among males in the United States per 100,000 population, compared to 5.9 deaths per 100,000 females. The states with the highest suicide rates are Montana, Wyoming, and Alaska, while New Jersey and Massachusetts have the lowest rates. Risk factors and help Major risk factors for suicide include mental health issues and substance abuse problems; however, it can be difficult to predict who is at risk. Warning signs such as talking about wanting to die, expressing feelings of depression, suicidal ideation, and abusing drugs or alcohol should be taken seriously and help should be sought as soon as possible. Suicide hotlines exist in many countries around the world and one should not hesitate to discuss such issues and feelings with a health care provider.

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