Suicide rate in Guyana

The age-standardised suicide rate in Guyana was 54.8 per 100,000 people in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest since 2014.

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

Guyana, 2023 54.8 Deaths per 100,000 people

Change from 2022 +0.5per 100,000 people 2022: 54.3 per 100,000 people

Position in 2023 1st of 185 See the full ranking

Suicide rate in Guyana 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	Guyana
2023	54.8 per 100,000 people
2022	54.3 per 100,000 people
2021	43.1 per 100,000 people
2020	50.3 per 100,000 people
2019	44.8 per 100,000 people
2018	52.1 per 100,000 people
2017	53.5 per 100,000 people
2016	52.1 per 100,000 people
2015	53.6 per 100,000 people
2014	55.1 per 100,000 people
2013	54.9 per 100,000 people
2012	53.6 per 100,000 people
2011	52.2 per 100,000 people
2010	52.5 per 100,000 people
2009	49.6 per 100,000 people
2008	48.4 per 100,000 people
2007	48.5 per 100,000 people
2006	49.3 per 100,000 people
2005	49.0 per 100,000 people
2004	52.6 per 100,000 people
2003	51.3 per 100,000 people
2002	49.9 per 100,000 people
2001	52.1 per 100,000 people
2000	55.1 per 100,000 people

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In short

That is a change of +0.5 from 54.3 per 100,000 people in 2022.
Since 2013, when it was 54.9 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −0.1.
Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, Guyana has the 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 Guyana
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 Guyana compares in 2023 Neighbouring positions among 185 countries with a value for 2023.

1 Guyana 54.8 per 100,000 people
2 Lesotho 35.0 per 100,000 people
3 Suriname 35.0 per 100,000 people
4 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 27.8 per 100,000 people
5 Gabon 26.3 per 100,000 people
6 Eritrea 25.8 per 100,000 people
7 Central African Republic 24.0 per 100,000 people

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Guyana by sex

Total 54.8 per 100,000 people2023
Women 16.0 per 100,000 people2023
Men 101.7 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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