Suicide rate in Kazakhstan

The age-standardised suicide rate in Kazakhstan was 18.2 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

Kazakhstan, 2023 18.2 Deaths per 100,000 people

Change from 2022 −1.7per 100,000 people 2022: 19.9 per 100,000 people

Position in 2023 24th of 185 See the full ranking

Suicide rate in Kazakhstan 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	Kazakhstan
2023	18.2 per 100,000 people
2022	19.9 per 100,000 people
2021	20.6 per 100,000 people
2020	20.5 per 100,000 people
2019	21.6 per 100,000 people
2018	21.1 per 100,000 people
2017	22.2 per 100,000 people
2016	22.9 per 100,000 people
2015	24.4 per 100,000 people
2014	24.9 per 100,000 people
2013	27.5 per 100,000 people
2012	29.7 per 100,000 people
2011	30.5 per 100,000 people
2010	32.3 per 100,000 people
2009	31.5 per 100,000 people
2008	35.1 per 100,000 people
2007	39.0 per 100,000 people
2006	38.6 per 100,000 people
2005	39.8 per 100,000 people
2004	41.0 per 100,000 people
2003	39.4 per 100,000 people
2002	37.6 per 100,000 people
2001	38.9 per 100,000 people
2000	39.4 per 100,000 people

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In short

That is a change of −1.7 from 19.9 per 100,000 people in 2022.
Since 2013, when it was 27.5 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −9.3.
Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, Kazakhstan has the 24th 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 Kazakhstan
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 Kazakhstan compares in 2023 Neighbouring positions among 185 countries with a value for 2023.

21 Belarus 18.7 per 100,000 people
22 Guinea-Bissau 18.6 per 100,000 people
23 Chad 18.4 per 100,000 people
24 Kazakhstan 18.2 per 100,000 people
25 Democratic Republic of the Congo 18.0 per 100,000 people
26 Kiribati 18.0 per 100,000 people
27 Nepal 18.0 per 100,000 people

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Kazakhstan by sex

Total 18.2 per 100,000 people2023
Women 6.3 per 100,000 people2023
Men 33.7 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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