World suicide rates by country
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Below is a ranking of countries and the number of suicides per 100,000 people.
Click on table headers to sort alphabetically by name or numerically by rank.
| Country | Suicide rates per 100,000 people |
|---|---|
| Austria | 13.8 |
| Belgium | 18.4 |
| Britain | 6 |
| Canada | 10.2 |
| Czech Republic | 12.7 |
| Denmark | 11.3 |
| Finland | 16.5 |
| France | 14.6 |
| Germany | 10.3 |
| Greece | 2.9 |
| Hungary | 21.0 |
| Iceland | 10.4 |
| Italy | 5.5 |
| Japan | 19.4 |
| Luxembourg | 9.5 |
| Mexico | 4.4 |
| Netherlands | 7.9 |
| New Zealand | 11.9 |
| Norway | 10.9 |
| Poland | 13.8 |
| Portugal | 8.7 |
| Slovak Republic | 10.9 |
| South Korea | 24.7 |
| Spain | 6.3 |
| Sweden | 11.1 |
| United States | 10.1 |
Suicide rates: South Korea has the highest suicide rate among OECD countries. Greece has the lowest.
Gender gap: In Mexico, Poland and the Slovak Republic, for each female death there are at least five male deaths. By contrast, in Korea, the Netherlands and Norway there are two male suicides for each female death.
Age: Older people take their own lives more often than young people in Greece, Italy, Portugal and South Korea but the pattern is not general across the OECD.
SOURCE: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development By Dwuan June -- The Washington Post
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Tobi Tarwater
Update: 2024-07-18