Suicide mortality rate in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Suicide mortality rate was 14.6 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate in Kazakhstan, 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 Kazakhstan is 14.6 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 14.1% on the previous year and down 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Kazakhstan peaked at 37.16 per 100,000 population in 2004 and was at its lowest, 14.6 per 100,000 population, in 2021.
That places Kazakhstan 31st 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 | 33.89 per 100,000 population | 28.8 per 100,000 population | 37.16 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.47 per 100,000 population | 18.56 per 100,000 population | 28.05 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.79 per 100,000 population | 14.6 per 100,000 population | 16.99 per 100,000 population | 2 |
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More health data for Kazakhstan
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 197,444 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 179,710 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 192,431 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 184,179 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 61.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 195,183 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 187,411 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 202,070 (2025)
- Population, female 10.69 million (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 195,326 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Kazakhstan?
- Suicide mortality rate in Kazakhstan was 14.6 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 Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 37.16 per 100,000 population in 2004.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6 per 100,000 population in 2021.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Kazakhstan ranks 31st out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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).