Suicide mortality rate in Nepal
Nepal: Suicide mortality rate was 10.14 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Suicide mortality rate in Nepal, 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
In 2021, suicide mortality rate in Nepal stood at 10.14 per 100,000 population.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Nepal peaked at 10.65 per 100,000 population in 2013 and was at its lowest, 9.32 per 100,000 population, in 2008.
That places Nepal 55th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.56 per 100,000 population | 9.32 per 100,000 population | 9.92 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.48 per 100,000 population | 10.08 per 100,000 population | 10.65 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.97 per 100,000 population | 9.8 per 100,000 population | 10.14 per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More health data for Nepal
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 288,259 (2025)
- Population, male 47.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 10.38 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 8.31 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 263,388 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 278,892 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 264,793 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 283,526 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 267,506 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 292,446 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Nepal?
- Suicide mortality rate in Nepal was 10.14 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 10.65 per 100,000 population in 2013.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.32 per 100,000 population in 2008.
- How does Nepal rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Nepal ranks 55th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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).