Countries with the Highest Suicide Rate 2024

Source: World Health Organization

Countries with the Highest Suicide Rate 2024

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Lesotho leads in Suicide Rate (per 100,000) with 87.50 in 2024.

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Average Suicide Rate (per 100,000) in 2024: 32.26 · median: 24.50.

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Gap in 2024: Lesotho is 3.9× larger than Ukraine.

About This Dataset

Countries with the Highest Suicide Rate 2024

Countries ranked by age-standardised suicide rate per 100,000 population in 2024 according to WHO Mental Health data. Suicide rates are influenced by complex socioeconomic, cultural, and healthcare factors. Eastern European and Central Asian countries tend to record higher rates, while Mediterranean and Latin American countries record lower rates.

Analysis

Lesotho (87.5), Russia (26.5) and Lithuania (26.1) take the top three in Suicide Rate (per 100,000) in 2024. Values run from 87.5 at the top to 22.4 at the bottom, a spread of 65.1. Most of that gap is between first and second alone (61 of 65.1); the other 7 are separated by just 4.10. Below the top two the field is tightly packed: the remaining 6 run from 26.1 down to 22.4.

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Data Points

8 categories · 1 year

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Top Value

87.50

Lesotho

Suicide Rate (per 100,000) · 2024

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Suicide Rate (per 100,000)

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2024

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Methodology & source

Data source: World Health Organization
Coverage: 8 entities · 2024 · 8 observations
Measure: Suicide Rate (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 2024.

Rankings & Full Data

8 records · Suicide Rate (per 100,000) · ranked by 2024

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#	Category	2024
🥇	Lesotho	87.50
🥈	Russia	26.50
🥉	Lithuania	26.10
4	Tanzania	24.90
5	South Korea	24.10
6	Kazakhstan	23.80
7	Suriname	22.80
8	Ukraine	22.40

Data Sources & References

All external sources cited in this dataset

1 https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/mental-health Visit ↗

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