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Suicide rate in China

The age-standardised suicide rate in China was 8.0 per 100,000 people in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.

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

China, 2023 8.0 Deaths per 100,000 people

Change from 2022 −0.5per 100,000 people 2022: 8.5 per 100,000 people

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

Position in 2023 114th of 185 See the full ranking

Suicide rate in China 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	China
2023	8.0 per 100,000 people
2022	8.5 per 100,000 people
2021	9.1 per 100,000 people
2020	9.5 per 100,000 people
2019	9.3 per 100,000 people
2018	8.9 per 100,000 people
2017	8.7 per 100,000 people
2016	8.9 per 100,000 people
2015	9.2 per 100,000 people
2014	9.6 per 100,000 people
2013	9.9 per 100,000 people
2012	10.6 per 100,000 people
2011	11.2 per 100,000 people
2010	11.7 per 100,000 people
2009	12.4 per 100,000 people
2008	13.3 per 100,000 people
2007	14.2 per 100,000 people
2006	15.4 per 100,000 people
2005	17.0 per 100,000 people
2004	18.1 per 100,000 people
2003	18.0 per 100,000 people
2002	18.6 per 100,000 people
2001	19.2 per 100,000 people
2000	20.1 per 100,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

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In short

That is a change of −0.5 from 8.5 per 100,000 people in 2022.
Since 2013, when it was 9.9 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −1.9.
Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, China has the 114th highest value.

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Life expectancy estimates and projections 78.0 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 17.5 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 68.0 years 2023 · WHO UHC service coverage 85 2023 · WHO Alcohol consumption 2.58 litres 2024 · WHO Adult obesity 9.3% 2024 · WHO

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

111 Seychelles 8.4 per 100,000 people
112 Slovakia 8.4 per 100,000 people
113 Romania 8.2 per 100,000 people
114 China 8.0 per 100,000 people
115 Venezuela 8.0 per 100,000 people
116 Uzbekistan 7.8 per 100,000 people
117 Bhutan 7.7 per 100,000 people

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China by sex

Total 8.0 per 100,000 people2023
Women 6.0 per 100,000 people2023
Men 10.1 per 100,000 people2023

Each group's most recent published value. Open a group to see its trend.

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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