Countries with the Highest Suicide Mortality Rate 2021

Source: World Bank

Countries with the Highest Suicide Mortality Rate 2021

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Key Findings

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Lesotho leads in Suicide Mortality (per 100,000) with 28.66 in 2021.

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Average Suicide Mortality (per 100,000) in 2021: 21.14 · median: 20.49.

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Gap in 2021: Lesotho is 1.7× larger than France.

About This Dataset

Countries with the Highest Suicide Mortality Rate 2021

Countries ranked by suicide mortality (per 100,000) in 2021, using World Bank figures for the 185 countries that reported that year. Lesotho leads on 28.66, ahead of South Korea (27.53) and Eswatini (27.23). The rate is age-standardised deaths per 100,000 people. Countries differ in how deaths are certified, and suicide is under-recorded where it carries legal or religious penalties, so comparisons between countries are indicative rather than exact.

Analysis

Lesotho (28.66), South Korea (27.53) and Eswatini (27.23) take the top three. Across the twenty shown, values run from 28.66 down to 16.58, a spread of 12.08. Only 1.13 separates Lesotho from South Korea in second, 3.9% of the leading figure. The chart shows the twenty highest of 185 reporting countries, so it describes the top of the distribution rather than the world average.

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Data Points

20 categories · 1 year

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Top Value

28.66

Lesotho

Suicide Mortality (per 100,000) · 2021

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Suicide Mortality (per 100,000)

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2021

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Methodology & source

Data source: World Bank
Coverage: 20 entities · 2021 · 20 observations
Measure: Suicide Mortality (per 100,000)
Last updated: 6 September 2026
Compiled by: The ANYSTAT team, from the source above

How the figures are calculated

Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2021.

Rankings & Full Data

20 records · Suicide Mortality (per 100,000) · ranked by 2021

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#	Category	2021
🥇	Lesotho	28.66
🥈	South Korea	27.53
🥉	Eswatini	27.23
4	Guyana	24.78
5	Uruguay	24.75
6	South Africa	22.30
7	Suriname	22.26
8	Lithuania	22.12
9	Russia	21.37
10	Ukraine	21.21
11	Micronesia	19.76
12	Solomon Islands	19.60
13	Slovenia	18.85
14	Mongolia	18.50
15	Belgium	18.36
16	Kiribati	17.47
17	Japan	17.43
18	Zimbabwe	17.34
19	Thailand	16.59
20	France	16.58

Data Sources & References

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1 https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.STA.SUIC.P5 Visit ↗

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