Countries With the Fastest Decline in Suicide mortality rate (5-Year Change)

Name: Countries With the Fastest Decline in Suicide mortality rate (5-Year Change)
Creator: The World Bank
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Change in Suicide mortality rate over the five years to each country's latest year, in points (a share or rate is not shown as a % of itself). Only countries that fell are listed. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

Lithuania fell the most: by 10.2, from 32.3 per 100,000 people to 22.1 per 100,000 people in the five years to 2021. Guyana is second (−9.47), followed by Russian Federation (−8.83). 112 countries fell over that period; the median change among them was −0.62.

#1: Lithuania · −10.2
Median: −0.62
Coverage: 112 countries
Data year: 2021
Last updated: 2026-11-14

Top 10: 5-year change (per 100,000 people). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Lithuania -10.2; 2. Guyana -9.47; 3. Russian Federation -8.83; 4. Latvia -5.83; 5. Kazakhstan -5.34; 6. Belarus -5.27; 7. Suriname -4.21; 8. Uzbekistan -3.98; 9. Seychelles -3.59; 10. Armenia -3.54.

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Countries With the Fastest Decline in Suicide mortality rate (5-Year Change), 2021
Rank	Country	From	To	5-year change (per 100,000 people)
1	Lithuania	32.3	22.1	−10.2
2	Guyana	34.3	24.8	−9.47
3	Russian Federation	30.2	21.4	−8.83
4	Latvia	21	15.2	−5.83
5	Kazakhstan	19.9	14.6	−5.34
6	Belarus	20.9	15.6	−5.27
7	Suriname	26.5	22.3	−4.21
8	Uzbekistan	12.3	8.34	−3.98
9	Seychelles	7.86	4.27	−3.59
10	Armenia	6	2.46	−3.54
11	Kiribati	20.7	17.5	−3.24
12	Qatar	7.69	4.7	−2.99
13	Botswana	11	8.35	−2.66
14	Chile	10.3	7.69	−2.61
15	El Salvador	10.2	7.63	−2.54
16	Hungary	18.8	16.5	−2.37
17	Kyrgyz Republic	9.05	6.8	−2.25
18	St. Lucia	7.44	5.27	−2.17
19	Gabon	9.42	7.3	−2.12
20	Dominican Republic	6.3	4.2	−2.1
21	India	14.6	12.6	−2.06
22	Canada	11.5	9.44	−2.05
23	Cyprus	5.06	3.02	−2.04
24	Luxembourg	10.2	8.22	−2
25	Venezuela, RB	10.5	8.63	−1.86
26	Bosnia and Herzegovina	10.5	8.97	−1.55
27	Montenegro	12.7	11.3	−1.41
28	Korea, Dem. People's Rep.	10.7	9.31	−1.39
29	Bolivia	5.58	4.2	−1.38
30	Mozambique	11.9	10.6	−1.31
31	Samoa	13.3	12	−1.29
32	Albania	4.03	2.75	−1.28
33	Belize	5.45	4.18	−1.27
34	Ecuador	8.83	7.56	−1.27
35	Central African Republic	10.4	9.19	−1.25
36	Bahrain	5.82	4.66	−1.16
37	Maldives	2.62	1.47	−1.15
38	Austria	15.6	14.5	−1.12
39	Fiji	9.37	8.27	−1.1
40	Ireland	9.63	8.55	−1.08
41	Barbados	4.45	3.5	−0.95
42	Oman	1.81	0.91	−0.9
43	Belgium	19.2	18.4	−0.86
44	Solomon Islands	20.5	19.6	−0.85
45	Serbia	16	15.1	−0.82
46	Israel	5.13	4.37	−0.76
47	Pakistan	6.39	5.64	−0.75
48	Finland	15.3	14.6	−0.72
49	Romania	10.3	9.62	−0.69
50	Tunisia	2.53	1.84	−0.69
51	United Arab Emirates	2.38	1.71	−0.67
52	Türkiye	3.35	2.69	−0.66
53	Yemen, Rep.	4.86	4.21	−0.65
54	Iran, Islamic Rep.	4.72	4.07	−0.65
55	Togo	9.98	9.34	−0.64
56	Libya	5.62	5	−0.62
57	Moldova	14.8	14.1	−0.62
58	Guatemala	5.55	4.94	−0.61
59	Nicaragua	4.85	4.24	−0.61
60	New Zealand	12.5	11.9	−0.55
61	Morocco	3.46	2.91	−0.55
62	Micronesia, Fed. Sts.	20.3	19.8	−0.53
63	Croatia	16.2	15.7	−0.51
64	Argentina	8.41	7.94	−0.47
65	Turkmenistan	7.3	6.83	−0.47
66	Vanuatu	16.2	15.7	−0.47
67	Côte d'Ivoire	7.82	7.39	−0.43
68	Kenya	4.98	4.58	−0.4
69	Bahamas, The	3.65	3.25	−0.4
70	Indonesia	1.59	1.2	−0.39
71	Comoros	6.39	6	−0.39
72	Tajikistan	2.81	2.43	−0.38
73	Denmark	10.8	10.5	−0.36
74	Sri Lanka	15.1	14.7	−0.36
75	Azerbaijan	1.91	1.56	−0.35
76	Bhutan	5.24	4.9	−0.34
77	Iraq	3.31	2.97	−0.34
78	Singapore	8.44	8.1	−0.34
79	Burkina Faso	8.83	8.5	−0.33
80	Netherlands	11.8	11.5	−0.33
81	Egypt, Arab Rep.	0.94	0.63	−0.31
82	Viet Nam	7.6	7.3	−0.3
83	Sudan	3.45	3.16	−0.29
84	Senegal	7.05	6.76	−0.29
85	Japan	17.7	17.4	−0.24
86	Jordan	0.82	0.6	−0.22
87	Nepal	10.4	10.1	−0.22
88	Myanmar	3.1	2.89	−0.21
89	Bulgaria	9.71	9.51	−0.2
90	Benin	7.32	7.12	−0.2
91	Papua New Guinea	2	1.82	−0.18
92	Sweden	14	13.8	−0.18
93	Bangladesh	2.98	2.81	−0.17
94	Ghana	5.48	5.32	−0.16
95	Switzerland	14.2	14	−0.14
96	Poland	13.8	13.7	−0.14
97	Guinea	4.96	4.82	−0.14
98	Ukraine	21.3	21.2	−0.13
99	Estonia	15.1	14.9	−0.11
100	Timor-Leste	3.66	3.56	−0.1

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#1 Lithuania

Lithuania ranks #1 on this list with −10.2.

Capital: Vilnius
Continent: Europe
Income group: High income
Population: 2.89 million people (2025)
GDP: US$95.21 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$32,959 (2025)
Life expectancy: 77.2 years (2024)
Urban population: 69.1% of population (2025)

Also ranks #4 in alcohol consumption per capita · #7 in bank accounts share (adults) · #8 in suicide mortality rate.

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#2 Guyana

Guyana ranks #2 on this list with −9.47.

Capital: Georgetown
Continent: South America
Income group: High income
Population: 835,990 people (2025)
GDP: US$27.1 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$32,414 (2025)
Life expectancy: 70.3 years (2024)
Urban population: 26.5% of population (2025)

Also ranks #1 in gdp growth rate · #1 in industry value added share of gdp · #1 in livestock production index.

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#3 Russian Federation

Russian Federation ranks #3 on this list with −8.83.

Capital: Moscow
Continent: Europe
Income group: High income
Population: 143.51 million people (2025)
GDP: US$2.56 trillion (2025)
GDP per person: US$17,547 (2025)
Life expectancy: 73.4 years (2024)
Urban population: 75.3% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Novosibirsk.

Also ranks #1 in land area · #1 in surface area · #1 in forest area.

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#4 Latvia

Latvia ranks #4 on this list with −5.83.

Capital: Riga
Continent: Europe
Income group: High income
Population: 1.85 million people (2025)
GDP: US$48.62 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$26,312 (2025)
Life expectancy: 76.4 years (2024)
Urban population: 68.6% of population (2025)

Also ranks #3 in alcohol consumption per capita · #4 in death rate · #6 in female population share.

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#5 Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan ranks #5 on this list with −5.34.

Capital: Astana
Continent: Asia
Income group: Upper middle income
Population: 20.84 million people (2025)
GDP: US$306.24 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$14,692 (2025)
Life expectancy: 74.5 years (2024)
Urban population: 62.4% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Almaty, Shymkent, Astana.

Also ranks #2 in debt service share of exports · #4 in income share of poorest 10% · #6 in protected marine area share.

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#6 Belarus

Belarus ranks #6 on this list with −5.27.

Capital: Minsk
Continent: Europe
Income group: Upper middle income
Population: 9.09 million people (2025)
GDP: US$93.4 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$10,279 (2025)
Life expectancy: 74.4 years (2024)
Urban population: 79.5% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Minsk.

Also ranks #2 in income share of poorest 10% · #4 in hospital beds per 10,000 · #6 in literacy rate.

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#7 Suriname

Suriname ranks #7 on this list with −4.21.

Capital: Paramaribo
Continent: South America
Income group: Upper middle income
Population: 639,850 people (2025)
GDP: US$4.52 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$7,070 (2025)
Life expectancy: 73.8 years (2024)
Urban population: 65.8% of population (2025)

Also ranks #2 in forest area share · #3 in irrigated land share · #3 in water resources per capita.

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#8 Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan ranks #8 on this list with −3.98.

Capital: Tashkent
Continent: Asia
Income group: Lower middle income
Population: 37.05 million people (2025)
GDP: US$147.04 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$3,968 (2025)
Life expectancy: 72.5 years (2024)
Urban population: 51% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Tashkent.

Also ranks #2 in literacy rate · #4 in deposit interest rate · #5 in bank branches per 100,000 adults.

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#9 Seychelles

Seychelles ranks #9 on this list with −3.59.

Capital: Victoria
Continent: Africa
Income group: High income
Population: 122,730 people (2025)
GDP: US$2.39 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$19,449 (2025)
Life expectancy: 76.3 years (2024)
Urban population: 45.5% of population (2025)

Also ranks #1 in protected terrestrial area share · #3 in physicians per 1,000 · #8 in male population share.

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#10 Armenia

Armenia ranks #10 on this list with −3.54.

Capital: Yerevan
Continent: Asia
Income group: Upper middle income
Population: 3.09 million people (2025)
GDP: US$29.24 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$9,474 (2025)
Life expectancy: 78.3 years (2024)
Urban population: 65.9% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Yerevan.

Also ranks #5 in electricity access rate · #5 in access to electricity (rural) · #7 in female population share.

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Source and method

Change in Suicide mortality rate over the five years to each country's latest year, in points (a share or rate is not shown as a % of itself). Only countries that fell are listed.

Source: The World Bank, indicator SH.STA.SUIC.P5. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

The World Bank: Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population): World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO) (via World Development Indicators)

Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).

Values are shown as published (changes are computed from the published values). Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.

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About the top 10

#1 Lithuania

#2 Guyana

#3 Russian Federation

#4 Latvia

#5 Kazakhstan

#6 Belarus

#7 Suriname

#8 Uzbekistan

#9 Seychelles

#10 Armenia

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