Lesotho—Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000)
Category: HealthSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #1 of 185Series years: 2000–2021
Latest Value
28.7
2021
YoY Change
-14.1%
2020 → 2021
Global Rank
#1
of 185 countries
Maximum
33.4
2020
Minimum
11.4
2001
CAGR
+4.0%
22 years
Last
28.7
Previous
33.4
Highest
33.4
Lowest
11.4
Unit
per 100,000 population
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Lesotho's suicide rate was 28.7 in 2021, ranking #1 out of 185 countries. This represents a -14.1% change from 2020. Over the past 22 years, the highest recorded value was 33.4 (2020) and the lowest was 11.4 (2001). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Lesotho — Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000): 28.66 per 100,000 population for reference year 2021. Source: World Bank (World Development Indicators). Reference year does not establish final observed status; publisher vintage is not verified here.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 28.7 | -14.1% |
| 2020 | 33.4 | +16.0% |
| 2019 | 28.8 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 27.9 | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 26.1 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 26.7 | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 27.9 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 28 | +15.8% |
| 2013 | 24.1 | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 21.7 | -20.6% |
| 2011 | 27.3 | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 26 | +64.3% |
| 2009 | 15.8 | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 16.4 | -23.2% |
| 2007 | 21.4 | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 19 | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 17.2 | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 15.5 | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 14.8 | +17.0% |
| 2002 | 12.6 | +10.4% |
| 2001 | 11.4 | -9.9% |
| 2000 | 12.7 |
Top Countries — Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesotho | 28.7 | 2021 |
| 2 | South Korea | 27.5 | 2021 |
| 3 | Eswatini | 27.2 | 2021 |
| 4 | Guyana | 24.8 | 2021 |
| 5 | Uruguay | 24.8 | 2021 |
| 6 | South Africa | 22.3 | 2021 |
| 7 | Suriname | 22.3 | 2021 |
| 8 | Lithuania | 22.1 | 2021 |
| 9 | Russia | 21.4 | 2021 |
| 10 | Ukraine | 21.2 | 2021 |
About This Indicator
Definition
Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).
Methodology
Data compiled by World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), uri: https://www.who.int/data/gho.
Unit
per 100,000 population