Suicide mortality rate in Least developed countries: UN classification
Least developed countries: UN classification: Suicide mortality rate was 5.81 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate in Least developed countries: UN classification, 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
Least developed countries: UN classification recorded 5.81 per 100,000 population for suicide mortality rate in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 6.22 per 100,000 population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.47 per 100,000 population, in 2014.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.88 per 100,000 population | 5.66 per 100,000 population | 6.22 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.56 per 100,000 population | 5.47 per 100,000 population | 5.7 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.67 per 100,000 population | 5.54 per 100,000 population | 5.81 per 100,000 population | 2 |
More health data for Least developed countries: UN classification
- Population ages 65 and above, female 25.84 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 3.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 58.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 236.66 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 21.05 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 57.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 37.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 345.12 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 355.72 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Suicide mortality rate in Least developed countries: UN classification was 5.81 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 Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The highest recorded value was 6.22 per 100,000 population in 2000.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.47 per 100,000 population in 2014.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least developed countries: UN classification 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).