Suicide mortality rate in Belarus
Belarus: Suicide mortality rate was 15.61 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate in Belarus, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 population.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 15.61 per 100,000 population for suicide mortality rate in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Belarus peaked at 40.52 per 100,000 population in 2005 and was at its lowest, 15.61 per 100,000 population, in 2021.
Belarus ranks 25th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.45 per 100,000 population | 34.05 per 100,000 population | 40.52 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.42 per 100,000 population | 17.52 per 100,000 population | 34.48 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.94 per 100,000 population | 15.61 per 100,000 population | 16.27 per 100,000 population | 2 |
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More health data for Belarus
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 49,870 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 22.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 42,187 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 46,366 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 44,117 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 47,113 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 50,287 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 53,366 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 1.09 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 568,249 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Belarus?
- Suicide mortality rate in Belarus was 15.61 per 100,000 population in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest suicide mortality rate recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 40.52 per 100,000 population in 2005.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.61 per 100,000 population in 2021.
- How does Belarus rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Belarus ranks 25th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).