Suicide rate in Kenya

The age-standardised suicide rate in Kenya was 19.1 per 100,000 people in 2023.

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

Kenya, 2023 19.1 Deaths per 100,000 people

Change from 2022 −0.2per 100,000 people 2022: 19.3 per 100,000 people

Position in 2023 19th of 185 See the full ranking

Suicide rate in Kenya 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	Kenya
2023	19.1 per 100,000 people
2022	19.3 per 100,000 people
2021	18.2 per 100,000 people
2020	18.8 per 100,000 people
2019	20.6 per 100,000 people
2018	20.3 per 100,000 people
2017	20.5 per 100,000 people
2016	20.6 per 100,000 people
2015	20.8 per 100,000 people
2014	21.0 per 100,000 people
2013	21.2 per 100,000 people
2012	21.5 per 100,000 people
2011	22.1 per 100,000 people
2010	22.7 per 100,000 people
2009	23.2 per 100,000 people
2008	23.8 per 100,000 people
2007	24.8 per 100,000 people
2006	25.0 per 100,000 people
2005	24.6 per 100,000 people
2004	23.8 per 100,000 people
2003	23.4 per 100,000 people
2002	23.1 per 100,000 people
2001	22.9 per 100,000 people
2000	22.7 per 100,000 people

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In short

That is a change of −0.2 from 19.3 per 100,000 people in 2022.
Since 2013, when it was 21.2 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −2.1.
Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, Kenya has the 19th 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 Kenya
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 Kenya compares in 2023 Neighbouring positions among 185 countries with a value for 2023.

16 Burkina Faso 19.7 per 100,000 people
17 Djibouti 19.5 per 100,000 people
18 Cabo Verde 19.3 per 100,000 people
19 Kenya 19.1 per 100,000 people
20 Ukraine 18.9 per 100,000 people
21 Belarus 18.7 per 100,000 people
22 Guinea-Bissau 18.6 per 100,000 people

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Kenya by sex

Total 19.1 per 100,000 people2023
Women 6.3 per 100,000 people2023
Men 36.1 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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