Suicide rate in Belarus

The age-standardised suicide rate in Belarus was 18.7 per 100,000 people in 2023.

Measure: Suicide mortality rate (age-standardised) Unit: Deaths per 100,000 people Data: 2000 to 2023 Source: WHO
Belarus, 2023 18.7 Deaths per 100,000 people
Change from 2022 +0.1per 100,000 people 2022: 18.6 per 100,000 people
Position in 2023 21st of 185 See the full ranking

Suicide rate in Belarus 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 Belarus
2023 18.7 per 100,000 people
2022 18.6 per 100,000 people
2021 21.2 per 100,000 people
2020 21.2 per 100,000 people
2019 18.9 per 100,000 people
2018 18.2 per 100,000 people
2017 17.9 per 100,000 people
2016 20.2 per 100,000 people
2015 21.5 per 100,000 people
2014 23.0 per 100,000 people
2013 24.6 per 100,000 people
2012 26.1 per 100,000 people
2011 33.4 per 100,000 people
2010 32.1 per 100,000 people
2009 35.1 per 100,000 people
2008 35.7 per 100,000 people
2007 33.5 per 100,000 people
2006 36.3 per 100,000 people
2005 38.4 per 100,000 people
2004 38.5 per 100,000 people
2003 40.2 per 100,000 people
2002 40.9 per 100,000 people
2001 38.3 per 100,000 people
2000 37.0 per 100,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.1 from 18.6 per 100,000 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 24.6 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −5.9.
  • Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, Belarus has the 21st highest value.

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 Belarus
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