Suicide rate in Eswatini

The age-standardised suicide rate in Eswatini was 23.0 per 100,000 people in 2023.

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

Eswatini, 2023 23.0 Deaths per 100,000 people

Change from 2022 +0.1per 100,000 people 2022: 22.9 per 100,000 people

Position in 2023 9th of 185 See the full ranking

Suicide rate in Eswatini 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	Eswatini
2023	23.0 per 100,000 people
2022	22.9 per 100,000 people
2021	22.3 per 100,000 people
2020	23.4 per 100,000 people
2019	25.5 per 100,000 people
2018	27.1 per 100,000 people
2017	28.1 per 100,000 people
2016	28.4 per 100,000 people
2015	28.8 per 100,000 people
2014	29.6 per 100,000 people
2013	30.6 per 100,000 people
2012	31.4 per 100,000 people
2011	32.4 per 100,000 people
2010	32.4 per 100,000 people
2009	31.9 per 100,000 people
2008	31.5 per 100,000 people
2007	31.8 per 100,000 people
2006	31.5 per 100,000 people
2005	30.3 per 100,000 people
2004	29.2 per 100,000 people
2003	29.0 per 100,000 people
2002	28.5 per 100,000 people
2001	27.7 per 100,000 people
2000	27.0 per 100,000 people

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In short

That is a change of +0.1 from 22.9 per 100,000 people in 2022.
Since 2013, when it was 30.6 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −7.6.
Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, Eswatini has the 9th highest value.

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Life expectancy estimates and projections 64.1 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 14.2 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 51.1 years 2023 · WHO UHC service coverage 72 2023 · WHO Alcohol consumption 5.45 litres 2024 · WHO Adult obesity 29.6% 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 Eswatini
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 Eswatini compares in 2023 Neighbouring positions among 185 countries with a value for 2023.

6 Eritrea 25.8 per 100,000 people
7 Central African Republic 24.0 per 100,000 people
8 South Korea 23.4 per 100,000 people
9 Eswatini 23.0 per 100,000 people
10 Uruguay 22.2 per 100,000 people
11 Malawi 21.5 per 100,000 people
12 Comoros 20.8 per 100,000 people

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Eswatini by sex

Total 23.0 per 100,000 people2023
Women 8.2 per 100,000 people2023
Men 40.9 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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