Suicide mortality rate in Indonesia
Indonesia: Suicide mortality rate was 1.2 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate in Indonesia, 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 Indonesia is 1.2 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 13.0% on the previous year and down 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Indonesia peaked at 2.16 per 100,000 population in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.2 per 100,000 population, in 2021.
That places Indonesia 176th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom 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 | 2.02 per 100,000 population | 1.86 per 100,000 population | 2.16 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.66 per 100,000 population | 1.58 per 100,000 population | 1.82 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.29 per 100,000 population | 1.2 per 100,000 population | 1.38 per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 173 Maldives 1.47 per 100,000 population compare
- 174 Antigua and Barbuda 1.46 per 100,000 population compare
- 175 Grenada 1.3 per 100,000 population compare
- 177 Saudi Arabia 0.95 per 100,000 population compare
- 178 Oman 0.91 per 100,000 population compare
- 179 Sao Tome and Principe 0.86 per 100,000 population compare
More health data for Indonesia
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 2.37 million (2025)
- Population, male 50.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 2.19 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 2.31 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 2.21 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 2.33 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 69.28 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 24.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 2.25 million (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 2.47 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Indonesia?
- Suicide mortality rate in Indonesia was 1.2 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.16 per 100,000 population in 2001.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2 per 100,000 population in 2021.
- How does Indonesia rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Indonesia ranks 176th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia 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).