Suicide rate in Ethiopia

The age-standardised suicide rate in Ethiopia was 14.4 per 100,000 people in 2023.

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

Ethiopia, 2023 14.4 Deaths per 100,000 people

Change from 2022 −0.1per 100,000 people 2022: 14.5 per 100,000 people

Position in 2023 58th of 185 See the full ranking

Suicide rate in Ethiopia 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	Ethiopia
2023	14.4 per 100,000 people
2022	14.5 per 100,000 people
2021	13.8 per 100,000 people
2020	14.8 per 100,000 people
2019	15.7 per 100,000 people
2018	15.7 per 100,000 people
2017	15.9 per 100,000 people
2016	16.1 per 100,000 people
2015	16.3 per 100,000 people
2014	16.6 per 100,000 people
2013	17.2 per 100,000 people
2012	18.1 per 100,000 people
2011	18.5 per 100,000 people
2010	19.0 per 100,000 people
2009	19.5 per 100,000 people
2008	20.0 per 100,000 people
2007	20.2 per 100,000 people
2006	20.6 per 100,000 people
2005	21.0 per 100,000 people
2004	21.6 per 100,000 people
2003	22.0 per 100,000 people
2002	22.4 per 100,000 people
2001	22.7 per 100,000 people
2000	22.9 per 100,000 people

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In short

That is a change of −0.1 from 14.5 per 100,000 people in 2022.
Since 2013, when it was 17.2 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −2.8.
Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, Ethiopia has the 58th 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 Ethiopia
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 Ethiopia compares in 2023 Neighbouring positions among 185 countries with a value for 2023.

55 Cuba 14.6 per 100,000 people
56 Micronesia 14.6 per 100,000 people
57 Rwanda 14.5 per 100,000 people
58 Ethiopia 14.4 per 100,000 people
59 Japan 14.4 per 100,000 people
60 Solomon Islands 14.2 per 100,000 people
61 Estonia 14.0 per 100,000 people

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Ethiopia by sex

Total 14.4 per 100,000 people2023
Women 6.4 per 100,000 people2023
Men 24.2 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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