Suicide rate in Argentina

The age-standardised suicide rate in Argentina was 11.2 per 100,000 people in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest since 2003.

Suicide mortality rate (age-standardised) Deaths per 100,000 people Data: 2000 to 2023 Source: WHO

Argentina, 2023 11.2 Deaths per 100,000 people

Change from 2022 +0.2per 100,000 people 2022: 11.0 per 100,000 people

Median of G20 countries, 2023 10.0 per 100,000 people Middle value of 19 countries

Position in 2023 83rd of 185 See the full ranking

Suicide rate in Argentina over time

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Deaths per 100,000 people. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Suicide mortality rate (age-standardised) (deaths per 100,000 people), 2000 to 2023
Period	Argentina
2023	11.2 per 100,000 people
2022	11.0 per 100,000 people
2021	10.0 per 100,000 people
2020	10.6 per 100,000 people
2019	10.9 per 100,000 people
2018	10.9 per 100,000 people
2017	10.5 per 100,000 people
2016	9.8 per 100,000 people
2015	9.5 per 100,000 people
2014	10.2 per 100,000 people
2013	9.5 per 100,000 people
2012	10.0 per 100,000 people
2011	9.5 per 100,000 people
2010	9.6 per 100,000 people
2009	9.5 per 100,000 people
2008	10.1 per 100,000 people
2007	9.6 per 100,000 people
2006	9.8 per 100,000 people
2005	10.0 per 100,000 people
2004	10.0 per 100,000 people
2003	11.2 per 100,000 people
2002	12.1 per 100,000 people
2001	12.4 per 100,000 people
2000	11.4 per 100,000 people

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In short

That is a change of +0.2 from 11.0 per 100,000 people in 2022.
Since 2013, when it was 9.5 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by +1.7.
Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, Argentina has the 83rd highest value.

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Source and dates

Original producer: WHO
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code: MH_12 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period: 2000 to 2023 for Argentina
Provider update: 15 October 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution: Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory

How Argentina compares in 2023 Neighbouring positions among 185 countries with a value for 2023.

80 Croatia 11.9 per 100,000 people
81 Norway 11.6 per 100,000 people
82 Switzerland 11.6 per 100,000 people
83 Argentina 11.2 per 100,000 people
84 Turkmenistan 11.1 per 100,000 people
85 North Korea 10.6 per 100,000 people
86 Paraguay 10.6 per 100,000 people

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Argentina by sex

Total 11.2 per 100,000 people2023
Women 4.7 per 100,000 people2023
Men 18.3 per 100,000 people2023

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What this measures

Deaths by suicide per 100,000 people in a year, age-standardised to the WHO standard population (SDG indicator 3.4.2). WHO estimate.

Suicide is under-reported in some countries because of stigma or how deaths are registered.

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