The Suicide Mortality Rate by Country ranking shows the countries with the highest reduction in suicide rates per 100,000 population.
Ranking summary
Suriname tops the rankings in Suicide Mortality Rate, recording a drop from 28.5 to 22.3. Guyana follows with a reduction from 29.5 to 24.8, while Lesotho rounds out the top three, falling from 33.4 to 28.7.- Across all 183 countries, the average year-over-year change was -0.1 pts with a median change of +0.1 pts.
- Overall, 74 countries improved in this area while 107 worsened. Click on a country to open the full country scorecard and see how it performs across a range of key indicators.
| Rank | Country | Most Recent Year | Previous Year | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Suriname | 22.3 (2021) | 28.5 (2020) | -6.21 pts |
| 2 |  Guyana | 24.8 (2021) | 29.5 (2020) | -4.75 pts |
| 3 |  Lesotho | 28.7 (2021) | 33.4 (2020) | -4.72 pts |
| 4 |  Montenegro | 11.3 (2021) | 15.2 (2020) | -3.89 pts |
| 5 |  Latvia | 15.2 (2021) | 18.0 (2020) | -2.80 pts |
| 6 |  Estonia | 14.9 (2021) | 17.5 (2020) | -2.60 pts |
| 7 |  Lithuania | 22.1 (2021) | 24.5 (2020) | -2.40 pts |
| 8 |  Kazakhstan | 14.6 (2021) | 17.0 (2020) | -2.39 pts |
| 9 |  Seychelles | 4.3 (2021) | 6.6 (2020) | -2.34 pts |
| 10 |  Canada | 9.4 (2021) | 11.6 (2020) | -2.20 pts |
| 11 |  Saint Lucia | 5.3 (2021) | 7.3 (2020) | -2.07 pts |
| 12 |  Hungary | 16.5 (2021) | 18.2 (2020) | -1.77 pts |
| 13 |  Azerbaijan | 1.6 (2021) | 3.2 (2020) | -1.67 pts |
| 14 |  Luxembourg | 8.2 (2021) | 9.7 (2020) | -1.47 pts |
| 15 |  Fiji | 8.3 (2021) | 9.4 (2020) | -1.15 pts |
| 16 |  Kiribati | 17.5 (2021) | 18.6 (2020) | -1.13 pts |
| 17 |  Iceland | 11.9 (2021) | 12.9 (2020) | -1.03 pts |
| 18 |  Kenya | 4.6 (2021) | 5.6 (2020) | -1.01 pts |
| 19 |  Ukraine | 21.2 (2021) | 22.1 (2020) | -0.91 pts |
| 20 |  Mauritius | 10.5 (2021) | 11.4 (2020) | -0.89 pts |
| 21 |  Cyprus | 3.0 (2021) | 3.9 (2020) | -0.84 pts |
| 22 |  Singapore | 8.1 (2021) | 8.9 (2020) | -0.84 pts |
| 23 |  Bahrain | 4.7 (2021) | 5.5 (2020) | -0.82 pts |
| 24 |  Cuba | 13.8 (2021) | 14.6 (2020) | -0.82 pts |
| 25 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.0 (2021) | 9.8 (2020) | -0.80 pts |
| 26 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 13.3 (2021) | 14.1 (2020) | -0.71 pts |
| 27 |  Israel | 4.4 (2021) | 5.1 (2020) | -0.71 pts |
| 28 |  United Arab Emirates | 1.7 (2021) | 2.4 (2020) | -0.67 pts |
| 29 |  Belarus | 15.6 (2021) | 16.3 (2020) | -0.66 pts |
| 30 |  Georgia | 5.1 (2021) | 5.7 (2020) | -0.64 pts |
| 31 |  Barbados | 3.5 (2021) | 4.1 (2020) | -0.64 pts |
| 32 |  Albania | 2.8 (2021) | 3.4 (2020) | -0.61 pts |
| 33 |  Bolivia | 4.2 (2021) | 4.8 (2020) | -0.59 pts |
| 34 |  Qatar | 4.7 (2021) | 5.3 (2020) | -0.58 pts |
| 35 |  Chile | 7.7 (2021) | 8.3 (2020) | -0.57 pts |
| 36 |  Botswana | 8.4 (2021) | 8.9 (2020) | -0.56 pts |
| 37 |  Portugal | 11.5 (2021) | 12.1 (2020) | -0.56 pts |
| 38 |  Central African Republic | 9.2 (2021) | 9.7 (2020) | -0.54 pts |
| 39 |  Bulgaria | 9.5 (2021) | 10.0 (2020) | -0.52 pts |
| 40 |  Serbia | 15.1 (2021) | 15.6 (2020) | -0.47 pts |
| 41 |  Maldives | 1.5 (2021) | 1.9 (2020) | -0.46 pts |
| 42 |  India | 12.6 (2021) | 13.0 (2020) | -0.45 pts |
| 43 |  Denmark | 10.5 (2021) | 10.9 (2020) | -0.44 pts |
| 44 |  Equatorial Guinea | 7.0 (2021) | 7.4 (2020) | -0.38 pts |
| 45 |  Mongolia | 18.5 (2021) | 18.8 (2020) | -0.34 pts |
| 46 |  Oman | 0.9 (2021) | 1.2 (2020) | -0.30 pts |
| 47 |  Türkiye | 2.7 (2021) | 3.0 (2020) | -0.29 pts |
| 48 |  Uzbekistan | 8.3 (2021) | 8.6 (2020) | -0.24 pts |
| 49 |  Poland | 13.7 (2021) | 13.9 (2020) | -0.21 pts |
| 50 |  Comoros | 6.0 (2021) | 6.2 (2020) | -0.21 pts |
| 51 |  Guinea | 4.8 (2021) | 5.0 (2020) | -0.21 pts |
| 52 |  Madagascar | 6.1 (2021) | 6.3 (2020) | -0.21 pts |
| 53 |  Indonesia | 1.2 (2021) | 1.4 (2020) | -0.18 pts |
| 54 |  Bhutan | 4.9 (2021) | 5.1 (2020) | -0.18 pts |
| 55 |  Mozambique | 10.6 (2021) | 10.8 (2020) | -0.18 pts |
| 56 |  Argentina | 7.9 (2021) | 8.1 (2020) | -0.18 pts |
| 57 |  Egypt | 0.6 (2021) | 0.8 (2020) | -0.16 pts |
| 58 |  Guatemala | 4.9 (2021) | 5.1 (2020) | -0.14 pts |
| 59 |  Kyrgyzstan | 6.8 (2021) | 6.9 (2020) | -0.13 pts |
| 60 |  Romania | 9.6 (2021) | 9.7 (2020) | -0.12 pts |
| 61 |  Gabon | 7.3 (2021) | 7.4 (2020) | -0.12 pts |
| 62 |  Saudi Arabia | 1.0 (2021) | 1.1 (2020) | -0.11 pts |
| 63 |  Lebanon | 0.7 (2021) | 0.8 (2020) | -0.09 pts |
| 64 |  Gambia | 4.8 (2021) | 4.9 (2020) | -0.08 pts |
| 65 |  Guinea-Bissau | 7.7 (2021) | 7.8 (2020) | -0.08 pts |
| 66 |  Haiti | 7.8 (2021) | 7.9 (2020) | -0.08 pts |
| 67 |  Senegal | 6.8 (2021) | 6.8 (2020) | -0.08 pts |
| 68 |  Somalia | 8.0 (2021) | 8.0 (2020) | -0.08 pts |
| 69 |  Ireland | 8.6 (2021) | 8.6 (2020) | -0.07 pts |
| 70 |  Jordan | 0.6 (2021) | 0.7 (2020) | -0.06 pts |
| 71 |  Tunisia | 1.8 (2021) | 1.9 (2020) | -0.05 pts |
| 72 |  Togo | 9.3 (2021) | 9.4 (2020) | -0.04 pts |
| 73 | Ecuador | 7.6 (2021) | 7.6 (2020) | -0.03 pts |
| 74 |  Chad | 5.2 (2021) | 5.2 (2020) | -0.02 pts |
| 75 |  Bangladesh | 2.8 (2021) | 2.8 (2020) | +0.00 pts |
| 76 |  Myanmar | 2.9 (2021) | 2.9 (2020) | +0.00 pts |
| 77 |  Morocco | 2.9 (2021) | 2.9 (2020) | +0.01 pts |
| 78 |  Syria | 0.6 (2021) | 0.6 (2020) | +0.02 pts |
| 79 |  Dominican Republic | 4.2 (2021) | 4.2 (2020) | +0.02 pts |
| 80 |  North Korea | 9.3 (2021) | 9.3 (2020) | +0.02 pts |
| 81 |  Samoa | 12.0 (2021) | 12.0 (2020) | +0.03 pts |
| 82 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 0.9 (2021) | 0.8 (2020) | +0.03 pts |
| 83 |  Germany | 12.9 (2021) | 12.9 (2020) | +0.03 pts |
| 84 |  Libya | 5.0 (2021) | 5.0 (2020) | +0.04 pts |
| 85 |  Mauritania | 2.7 (2021) | 2.7 (2020) | +0.04 pts |
| 86 |  Peru | 1.5 (2021) | 1.5 (2020) | +0.04 pts |
| 87 |  Honduras | 3.0 (2021) | 2.9 (2020) | +0.05 pts |
| 88 |  Australia | 13.1 (2021) | 13.0 (2020) | +0.05 pts |
| 89 |  Solomon Islands | 19.6 (2021) | 19.5 (2020) | +0.06 pts |
| 90 |  Djibouti | 8.0 (2021) | 7.9 (2020) | +0.07 pts |
| 91 |  Liberia | 6.0 (2021) | 5.9 (2020) | +0.08 pts |
| 92 |  Paraguay | 6.4 (2021) | 6.3 (2020) | +0.08 pts |
| 93 |  Tonga | 4.7 (2021) | 4.7 (2020) | +0.08 pts |
| 94 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 7.4 (2021) | 7.3 (2020) | +0.09 pts |
| 95 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.4 (2021) | 0.3 (2020) | +0.09 pts |
| 96 |  Spain | 8.7 (2021) | 8.6 (2020) | +0.10 pts |
| 97 |  Afghanistan | 3.6 (2021) | 3.5 (2020) | +0.11 pts |
| 98 |  Iraq | 3.0 (2021) | 2.9 (2020) | +0.11 pts |
| 99 |  Mali | 4.2 (2021) | 4.1 (2020) | +0.11 pts |
| 100 |  Brunei | 3.1 (2021) | 2.9 (2020) | +0.12 pts |
| 101 |  Kuwait | 2.3 (2021) | 2.2 (2020) | +0.12 pts |
| 102 |  Sudan | 3.2 (2021) | 3.0 (2020) | +0.12 pts |
| 103 |  China | 9.0 (2021) | 8.8 (2020) | +0.13 pts |
| 104 |  Jamaica | 1.7 (2021) | 1.6 (2020) | +0.13 pts |
| 105 |  Papua New Guinea | 1.8 (2021) | 1.7 (2020) | +0.13 pts |
| 106 |  Bahamas | 3.3 (2021) | 3.1 (2020) | +0.15 pts |
| 107 |  Congo | 6.7 (2021) | 6.6 (2020) | +0.15 pts |
| 108 |  Colombia | 5.0 (2021) | 4.8 (2020) | +0.15 pts |
| 109 |  Niger | 4.5 (2021) | 4.3 (2020) | +0.15 pts |
| 110 |  Cambodia | 4.5 (2021) | 4.3 (2020) | +0.17 pts |
| 111 |  El Salvador | 7.6 (2021) | 7.4 (2020) | +0.19 pts |
| 112 |  Burkina Faso | 8.5 (2021) | 8.3 (2020) | +0.20 pts |
| 113 |  Pakistan | 5.6 (2021) | 5.4 (2020) | +0.21 pts |
| 114 |  Tajikistan | 2.4 (2021) | 2.2 (2020) | +0.21 pts |
| 115 |  Grenada | 1.3 (2021) | 1.1 (2020) | +0.22 pts |
| 116 |  Italy | 7.0 (2021) | 6.8 (2020) | +0.22 pts |
| 117 |  Benin | 7.1 (2021) | 6.9 (2020) | +0.23 pts |
| 118 |  Namibia | 8.6 (2021) | 8.4 (2020) | +0.23 pts |
| 119 |  Ghana | 5.3 (2021) | 5.1 (2020) | +0.24 pts |
| 120 |  Greece | 4.7 (2021) | 4.4 (2020) | +0.26 pts |
| 121 |  South Sudan | 7.9 (2021) | 7.6 (2020) | +0.26 pts |
| 122 |  Japan | 17.4 (2021) | 17.2 (2020) | +0.27 pts |
| 123 |  Armenia | 2.5 (2021) | 2.2 (2020) | +0.28 pts |
| 124 |  Yemen | 4.2 (2021) | 3.9 (2020) | +0.28 pts |
| 125 |  Turkmenistan | 6.8 (2021) | 6.5 (2020) | +0.31 pts |
| 126 |  Philippines | 3.5 (2021) | 3.2 (2020) | +0.32 pts |
| 127 |  France | 16.6 (2021) | 16.3 (2020) | +0.33 pts |
| 128 |  Switzerland | 14.0 (2021) | 13.7 (2020) | +0.33 pts |
| 129 |  Nepal | 10.1 (2021) | 9.8 (2020) | +0.34 pts |
| 130 |  Russia | 21.4 (2021) | 21.0 (2020) | +0.36 pts |
| 131 |  Timor-Leste | 3.6 (2021) | 3.2 (2020) | +0.36 pts |
| 132 |  Eritrea | 13.2 (2021) | 12.9 (2020) | +0.36 pts |
| 133 |  South Korea | 27.5 (2021) | 27.2 (2020) | +0.37 pts |
| 134 |  Ethiopia | 6.1 (2021) | 5.7 (2020) | +0.39 pts |
| 135 |  Vanuatu | 15.7 (2021) | 15.3 (2020) | +0.39 pts |
| 136 |  Finland | 14.6 (2021) | 14.1 (2020) | +0.43 pts |
| 137 |  Nigeria | 5.0 (2021) | 4.6 (2020) | +0.43 pts |
| 138 |  Netherlands | 11.5 (2021) | 11.1 (2020) | +0.44 pts |
| 139 |  Vietnam | 7.3 (2021) | 6.8 (2020) | +0.47 pts |
| 140 |  Algeria | 2.2 (2021) | 1.7 (2020) | +0.47 pts |
| 141 |  Belize | 4.2 (2021) | 3.7 (2020) | +0.48 pts |
| 142 |  Sweden | 13.8 (2021) | 13.4 (2020) | +0.48 pts |
| 143 |  Malawi | 7.6 (2021) | 7.1 (2020) | +0.50 pts |
| 144 |  Austria | 14.5 (2021) | 14.0 (2020) | +0.51 pts |
| 145 |  Slovakia | 9.9 (2021) | 9.4 (2020) | +0.55 pts |
| 146 |  North Macedonia | 5.8 (2021) | 5.2 (2020) | +0.57 pts |
| 147 |  New Zealand | 11.9 (2021) | 11.4 (2020) | +0.57 pts |
| 148 |  Uganda | 5.5 (2021) | 4.9 (2020) | +0.57 pts |
| 149 |  Cameroon | 8.5 (2021) | 7.9 (2020) | +0.59 pts |
| 150 |  Mexico | 7.0 (2021) | 6.4 (2020) | +0.59 pts |
| 151 |  Nicaragua | 4.2 (2021) | 3.7 (2020) | +0.59 pts |
| 152 |  Czech Republic | 13.3 (2021) | 12.7 (2020) | +0.60 pts |
| 153 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | 8.8 (2021) | 8.2 (2020) | +0.62 pts |
| 154 |  Laos | 4.6 (2021) | 4.0 (2020) | +0.62 pts |
| 155 |  Micronesia | 19.8 (2021) | 19.1 (2020) | +0.64 pts |
| 156 |  United Kingdom | 9.6 (2021) | 8.9 (2020) | +0.65 pts |
| 157 |  Brazil | 7.6 (2021) | 6.9 (2020) | +0.66 pts |
| 158 |  Norway | 13.2 (2021) | 12.5 (2020) | +0.67 pts |
| 159 |  United States | 15.6 (2021) | 15.0 (2020) | +0.67 pts |
| 160 |  Iran | 4.1 (2021) | 3.4 (2020) | +0.67 pts |
| 161 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 1.5 (2021) | 0.8 (2020) | +0.69 pts |
| 162 |  Angola | 8.1 (2021) | 7.4 (2020) | +0.70 pts |
| 163 |  Tanzania | 5.1 (2021) | 4.4 (2020) | +0.73 pts |
| 164 |  Sierra Leone | 6.1 (2021) | 5.4 (2020) | +0.74 pts |
| 165 |  Malta | 6.5 (2021) | 5.7 (2020) | +0.78 pts |
| 166 |  Rwanda | 8.7 (2021) | 7.9 (2020) | +0.79 pts |
| 167 |  Panama | 3.3 (2021) | 2.5 (2020) | +0.84 pts |
| 168 |  Burundi | 7.7 (2021) | 6.7 (2020) | +0.98 pts |
| 169 |  Croatia | 15.7 (2021) | 14.7 (2020) | +1.01 pts |
| 170 |  Slovenia | 18.9 (2021) | 17.7 (2020) | +1.11 pts |
| 171 |  Thailand | 16.6 (2021) | 15.5 (2020) | +1.13 pts |
| 172 |  Zambia | 7.1 (2021) | 6.0 (2020) | +1.13 pts |
| 173 |  South Africa | 22.3 (2021) | 21.1 (2020) | +1.20 pts |
| 174 |  Cabo Verde | 14.9 (2021) | 13.7 (2020) | +1.21 pts |
| 175 |  Venezuela | 8.6 (2021) | 7.3 (2020) | +1.30 pts |
| 176 |  Malaysia | 5.7 (2021) | 4.3 (2020) | +1.39 pts |
| 177 |  Belgium | 18.4 (2021) | 16.9 (2020) | +1.47 pts |
| 178 |  Costa Rica | 8.1 (2021) | 6.4 (2020) | +1.70 pts |
| 179 |  Zimbabwe | 17.3 (2021) | 15.5 (2020) | +1.83 pts |
| 180 |  Uruguay | 24.8 (2021) | 22.8 (2020) | +1.98 pts |
| 181 |  Sri Lanka | 14.7 (2021) | 12.4 (2020) | +2.30 pts |
| 182 |  Moldova | 14.1 (2021) | 11.6 (2020) | +2.52 pts |
| 183 |  Eswatini | 27.2 (2021) | 23.8 (2020) | +3.40 pts |
Source: World Bank. Only countries with complete data (both points within the past 10 years) are shown.