Suicide mortality rate in India
India: Suicide mortality rate was 12.56 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate in India, 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
The most recent figure for suicide mortality rate in India is 12.56 per 100,000 population, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in India peaked at 15.93 per 100,000 population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.56 per 100,000 population, in 2021.
That places India 45th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 | 15.55 per 100,000 population | 15.03 per 100,000 population | 15.93 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.08 per 100,000 population | 13.98 per 100,000 population | 15.9 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.79 per 100,000 population | 12.56 per 100,000 population | 13.01 per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near India
More health data for India
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 12.55 million (2025)
- Population, male 51.6% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 11.26 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 12.20 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 11.30 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 12.27 million (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 11.39 million (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 12.40 million (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 11.50 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 482.71 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in India?
- Suicide mortality rate in India was 12.56 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 15.93 per 100,000 population in 2000.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.56 per 100,000 population in 2021.
- How does India rank for suicide mortality rate?
- India ranks 45th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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).