Discussion Top 30+ Most populous countries by number of suicides project.

[Circles]

Let me preface to say sorry for any typos. Before I fucked my eyes up 10 months ago I wanted to post this on here. I got curious after learning about the suicide rates of the top countries that are suicidal and then got curious and wanted to find a list of countries with the highest number of suicides but I couldn't find it soooo I made one myself of sheer boredom Sorry if this is the worst project ever I just felt I needed to post this cause i feel this wasted my time doing this back then. Before my eyes got fucked I wanted to do every country but heyy whatever.

Before I start let me preface to say that most of these don't even include suicides that go unreported so the exact numbers may be higher. I want to apologize beforehand if any of this is incorrect so if anyone knows more about the figures then correct me. I've listed the following by the most populated countries first which usually have the most suicides and then start to go all over the place because I couldn't find reliable data for a lot countries in Africa, Asia, South America, etc. I also apologize for not listing every country or even your country cause it takes too long especially due to my eye problems. Another thing to keep in mind is that many countries don't have reliable data especially highly religious ones and/or developing ones. I'll say no reliable data when I couldn't find exact data or sources but with some that I did find there was conflicting information. Also i have to admit that I couldn't finish this project and couldn't find sources for 6 of the countries so I put that I 'Couldn't find any information due to my eye problems' so if anyone wants to help find any sources that'd be helpful.

Also I used this cross multiplication equation to help:

(Suicide Rate of country /100,000 x X/Total population of country)

Another thing to keep in mind is that suicide rates are estimated by number of reported cases so the exact suicide rate is unknown just as the exact number of suicides are unknown. For example in highly religious countries suicides may most likely be way under reported due to stigma, shame etc. I hope someone will look at this cause this took a while to find and collect for me. Ok let's start.


Over 800,000 to 1 million+ people kill themselves each year. Again estimates could be be higher given the stigma and lack of reliable data.
Nearly 30% of all suicides worldwide occur in India and China. https://www.befrienders.org/suicide-statistics


China: around 200,000 to 300,000 people

China's suicide rate 'among highest in world'

Suicide is the biggest killer among Chinese aged 15 to 34. -AFP

www.google.com

searchgate.net/publication/12910160_Suicide_and_Social_Change_in_China


India: 230,314 -

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_in_India


United States: 48,000+ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_in_the_United_States

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/suicide.htm


https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/suicide.shtml



Indonesia: 7,300-8,900+ https://www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/indonesia-suicide

https://intpolicydigest.org/2018/10/01/some-facts-about-suicide-in-indonesia/



Pakistan - estimates vary from 5,000-15,000

Pakistan's silent suicide problem - Pakistan - DAWN.COM

The alarming rise of teenage suicides in Pakistan ...


Nigeria-17,000+

https://www.icirnigeria.org/nigeria-has-highest-suicide-rate-in-africa-sixth-globally/amp/


Brazil: 11,000+

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/world/amp-stories/brazil-suicides/

https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/en...sand-brazilians-commit-suicide-every-year?amp


Bangladesh: 10,000-12,000+
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24224672/

https://www.researchgate.net/public...re_Than_10000_People_Every_Year_in_Bangladesh



Russia: 44,000+

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/09/11/russia-ranks-3rd-in-suicide-rates-globally-un-says-a67235


Mexico: 7400+ a year but I couldn't find many sources on exact numbers besides this one that said between January 2012 and December 2017, a total of 37,150 people killed themselves. So 37,000+ / 5 years = 7400+
I could be wrong on this so apologies beforehand and correct me if I'm wrong

Suicides surge in Mexico amidst drug trafficking and violence

According to official figures, more than 37 thousand people have committed suicide in Mexico in the past six years

www.google.com

Japan: 19,000+

Number of suicides in Japan 2023 | Statista

The number of suicides in Japan increased significantly in 2022. The number of suicides rose for the first time in a decade in 2020.

www.statista.com

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20200117/p2a/00m/0dm/008000c



Philippines: No reliable data but found one source with conflicting information.

Philippines Suicides - data, chart | TheGlobalEconomy.com

The Philippines: Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 population: For that indicator, we provide data for the Philippines from 2000 to 2019. The average value for the Philippines during that period was 2.1 suicides per 100,000 people with a minimum of 1.5 suicides per 100,000 people in 2001 and a...

www.theglobaleconomy.com

Ethiopia: 8,000+

Suicide: 8, 000 Ethiopians Die Every Year – Ethiopian Monitor

ethiopianmonitor.com

Suicide in Ethiopia

See the total deaths and age adjusted death rate for Suicide Ethiopia.

www.worldlifeexpectancy.com

Egypt: 5,000+

Egyptian suicide rate on the rise - Egypt Independent

September 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day, a day not widely celebrated or even known about, which reflects the uphill struggle faced by those trying to promote the aims of the campaign.

egyptindependent.com

Vietnam: no reliable data but found 1 source that had conflicting information.

Vietnam Suicide Rate 2000-2023

Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

www.macrotrends.net

Germany: 9,000+
https://countryeconomy.com/demography/mortality/causes-death/suicide/germany


Turkey: 3,000+ https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/nov/13/family-suicides-turkey-society-lost-hope

https://www.duvarenglish.com/human-...y-9-people-commit-suicide-everyday-in-turkey/


Iran: no reliable data


Democratic Republic of the Congo: 7,500+ recorded in 2015

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Intentional self-harm 2015

countryeconomy.com

France: 7,800+

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_in_France



Thailand: 9,300+ https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/THA/thailand/suicide-rate



United Kingdom: 6,500+ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_in_the_United_Kingdom

https://www.samaritans.org/about-samaritans/research-policy/suicide-facts-and-figures/



Italy: 5,200+ https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/ITA/italy/suicide-rate



Tanzania: Couldn't find any information due to my eye problems


Myanmar: Couldn't find any information due to my eye problems


Kenya: Couldn't find any information due to my eye problems



South Africa: 6,400-7,200+ https://www.businesslive.co.za/amp/bd/national/health/2019-09-09-sa-men-four-times-more-likely-to-commit-suicide-than-women-who-report-finds/


https://citizen.co.za/lifestyle/fit...-suicide-rate-four-times-the-global-rate/amp/

Colombia: 3,500+ https://www.statista.com/statistics/956036/colombia-number-suicides/


Spain: 3000-4000+ https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2018/09/11/inenglish/1536656107_277760.html?outputType=amp


Uganda: Couldn't find any information due to my eye problems


Argentina: 4,000+ https://www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/argentina-suicide

Algeria: Couldn't find any information due to my eye problems


Sudan: Couldn't find any information due to my eye problems


South Korea: 13,000+ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_in_South_Korea

Suicide Rate by Country 2024

worldpopulationreview.com

Iraq: no reliable data

Afghanistan: no reliable data


Poland: 5,000+

https://polandin.com/36587745/suicide-rates-shockingly-high-in-poland


Canada: 3,500-4,000+

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_in_Canada

https://www.imfcanada.org/archive/44/canadian-suicide-statistics


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[Circles]

Bump because I hurt my eyes doing all this. Such a pointless post. I mean no one absolutely no one is interested in this? Wow.

 

[All Things Must Pass]

What happened to your eyes?

 

[KadathianStr1d3r]

Very informative, good job!

 

[Circles]

I'm surprise no one wants to discuss this just like the Reddit threads about the suicide rates of countries which had so much discussion but nothing here. I have done a lot of pointless posts but this takes the cake.
Like do people wonder why China or India make up most suicides? Cause of their massive population sizes or is there more to it than just that obviously? I forgot the source but I read somewhere that the US may be third but we're first in gun suicides which is kinda interesting eh. Or how pesticides are more common in suicides in developing countries. Or religion plays a role good or bad. Or what the fuck ever.

 

[TheHatedOne]

It's understandable why China is in top considering the beyond dystopian shit that goes in there and also because of the immense amount of stress from school/work but this one happens in general in Asia because they value work and school a lot. India kinda surprises me tho and so do Turkey and Poland because they're very religious countries.

Some weeks ago I found out that Greenland is the most suicidal area in the world and it's quite a curious case: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2009/10/why-do-so-many-greenlanders-kill-themselves.html this is a well written and detailed article about the situation in Greenland.

 

[Circles]

It's understandable why China is in top considering the beyond dystopian shit that goes in there and also because of the immense amount of stress from school/work but this one happens in general in Asia because they value work and school a lot. India kinda surprises me tho and so do Turkey and Poland because they're very religious countries.

Some weeks ago I found out that Greenland is the most suicidal area in the world and it's quite a curious case: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2009/10/why-do-so-many-greenlanders-kill-themselves.html this is a well written and detailed article about the situation in Greenland.

Yea the topic of the countries with the highest suicide rates is what got me curious to try to find the actual numbers of the countries with highest number of suicides. Like while Greenland may have one of the highest suicide rates they also have a very small population. Not trying to down play it btw.

 

[9BBN]

Imho, the causes of suicide can be explored better by looking at rates of attempted suicide, not successful suicide. For example, white men account for 70% of suicides in the US. But men are also 3 times more likely to be successful per attempt, and women actually attempt 2-3 times more often. So deeper, more honest investigation reveals women are more distressed than men, despite the suicide rate.

This is why the stigma around suicide is counter-productive. We need more reporting on attempts.

 

[Pluto]

That's a lot of research you've done there. Accounting for population, based on 2019 data, the highest suicide rate per 100,000 reads something like as follows:

1. Lesotho - 72.4
2. Guyana - 40.3
3. Eswatini - 29.4
4. South Korea - 28.6
5. Kiribati - 28.3
6. Federated States of Micronesia - 28.2
7. Lithuania - 26.1
8. Suriname - 25.4
9. Russia - 25.1
10. South Africa - 23.5

Suicide Rate by Country 2024

worldpopulationreview.com