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Top Ten Countries By Most Suicides

by Vishul Malik

Based on recent estimates, as of 2021, the top 10 countries with the highest suicide rates per 100,000 population are: Lithuania (31.9) Russia (31.4) Guyana (30.2) South Korea (26.9) Belarus…


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Based on recent estimates, as of 2021, the top 10 countries with the highest suicide rates per 100,000 population are:

  • Lithuania (31.9)
  • Russia (31.4)
  • Guyana (30.2)
  • South Korea (26.9)
  • Belarus (26.3)
  • Kazakhstan (23.9)
  • Suriname (23.2)
  • Latvia (22.3)
  • Hungary (21.7)
  • Slovenia (21.3)

 

Top Ten Countries By Most Suicides, 2015

Country Suicide Rates (per 100 000 population)
Sri Lanka 34.6
Guyana 30.6
Mongolia 28.1
Kazakhstan 27.5
Côte d’Ivoire 27.2
Suriname 26.9
Equatorial Guinea 26.6
Lithuania 26.1
Angola 25.9
Republic of Korea 24.1
Sierra Leone 22.1
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 20.5
Central African Republic 19.6
Belarus 19.1
Poland 18.5
Zimbabwe 18
Russian Federation 17.9
Eswatini(Swaziland) 17.9
Cameroon 17.5
Latvia 17.4
Ukraine 16.6
Burkina Faso 16.5
Belgium 16.1
India 16
Hungary 15.7
Japan 15.4
Togo 15.4
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 15.2
Uruguay 15.2
Nigeria 15.1
Benin 15
Slovenia 15
Estonia 14.9
Kiribati 14.8
Chad 14.2
Finland 14.2
Lao People’s Democratic Republic 14
Argentina 13.9
Lesotho 13.6
Eritrea 13.2
Trinidad and Tobago 13.2
Burundi 13
Mozambique 12.9
Cambodia 12.8
Ethiopia 12.8
Sweden 12.7
Thailand 12.7
Botswana 12.6
Rwanda 12.6
Uganda 12.6
United States of America 12.6

Source : http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.home

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