Suicide mortality rate in Mongolia
Mongolia: Suicide mortality rate was 18.5 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Suicide mortality rate in Mongolia, 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 Mongolia is 18.5 per 100,000 population, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Mongolia peaked at 22.17 per 100,000 population in 2011 and was at its lowest, 15.8 per 100,000 population, in 2002.
Mongolia ranks 14th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.5 per 100,000 population | 15.8 per 100,000 population | 18.98 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.05 per 100,000 population | 17.15 per 100,000 population | 22.17 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.67 per 100,000 population | 18.5 per 100,000 population | 18.84 per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 11 Micronesia (country) 19.76 per 100,000 population compare
- 12 Solomon Islands 19.6 per 100,000 population compare
- 13 Slovenia 18.85 per 100,000 population compare
- 15 Belgium 18.36 per 100,000 population compare
- 16 Kiribati 17.47 per 100,000 population compare
- 17 Japan 17.43 per 100,000 population compare
More health data for Mongolia
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 24,241 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 21,449 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 40,186 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 42,922 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 40,767 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 25,858 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 27,878 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 24,082 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 23,042 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 22,554 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Mongolia?
- Suicide mortality rate in Mongolia was 18.5 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.17 per 100,000 population in 2011.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8 per 100,000 population in 2002.
- How does Mongolia rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Mongolia ranks 14th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia 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).