Suicide rate in India

The age-standardised suicide rate in India was 15.3 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

India, 2023 15.3 Deaths per 100,000 people

Change from 2022 −0.5per 100,000 people 2022: 15.8 per 100,000 people

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

Position in 2023 48th of 185 See the full ranking

Suicide rate in India 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	India
2023	15.3 per 100,000 people
2022	15.8 per 100,000 people
2021	15.5 per 100,000 people
2020	16.0 per 100,000 people
2019	16.1 per 100,000 people
2018	15.8 per 100,000 people
2017	15.9 per 100,000 people
2016	15.9 per 100,000 people
2015	16.3 per 100,000 people
2014	16.5 per 100,000 people
2013	16.9 per 100,000 people
2012	17.1 per 100,000 people
2011	17.3 per 100,000 people
2010	17.5 per 100,000 people
2009	17.6 per 100,000 people
2008	18.1 per 100,000 people
2007	19.0 per 100,000 people
2006	19.8 per 100,000 people
2005	20.1 per 100,000 people
2004	20.0 per 100,000 people
2003	19.9 per 100,000 people
2002	19.9 per 100,000 people
2001	19.6 per 100,000 people
2000	19.5 per 100,000 people

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In short

That is a change of −0.5 from 15.8 per 100,000 people in 2022.
Since 2013, when it was 16.9 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −1.6.
Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, India has the 48th 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 India
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 India compares in 2023 Neighbouring positions among 185 countries with a value for 2023.

45 Senegal 15.8 per 100,000 people
46 Botswana 15.7 per 100,000 people
47 Hungary 15.6 per 100,000 people
48 India 15.3 per 100,000 people
49 Belgium 15.1 per 100,000 people
50 Zimbabwe 15.1 per 100,000 people
51 Slovenia 15.0 per 100,000 people

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India by sex

Total 15.3 per 100,000 people2023
Women 11.6 per 100,000 people2023
Men 19.1 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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