Suicide rate in Madagascar

The age-standardised suicide rate in Madagascar was 17.0 per 100,000 people in 2023.

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

Madagascar, 2023 17.0 Deaths per 100,000 people

Change from 2022 +0.1per 100,000 people 2022: 16.9 per 100,000 people

Position in 2023 34th of 185 See the full ranking

Suicide rate in Madagascar 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	Madagascar
2023	17.0 per 100,000 people
2022	16.9 per 100,000 people
2021	17.9 per 100,000 people
2020	18.6 per 100,000 people
2019	18.3 per 100,000 people
2018	18.6 per 100,000 people
2017	18.9 per 100,000 people
2016	19.1 per 100,000 people
2015	19.2 per 100,000 people
2014	19.3 per 100,000 people
2013	19.3 per 100,000 people
2012	19.4 per 100,000 people
2011	19.4 per 100,000 people
2010	19.6 per 100,000 people
2009	19.8 per 100,000 people
2008	20.0 per 100,000 people
2007	20.2 per 100,000 people
2006	20.7 per 100,000 people
2005	21.2 per 100,000 people
2004	21.6 per 100,000 people
2003	21.9 per 100,000 people
2002	21.7 per 100,000 people
2001	21.4 per 100,000 people
2000	21.7 per 100,000 people

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In short

That is a change of +0.1 from 16.9 per 100,000 people in 2022.
Since 2013, when it was 19.3 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −2.3.
Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, Madagascar has the 34th highest value.

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Life expectancy estimates and projections 63.6 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 13.9 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 56.4 years 2023 · WHO UHC service coverage 33 2023 · WHO Alcohol consumption 0.43 litres 2024 · WHO Adult obesity 4.5% 2024 · WHO

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 Madagascar
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 Madagascar compares in 2023 Neighbouring positions among 185 countries with a value for 2023.

31 Republic of the Congo 17.3 per 100,000 people
32 Ghana 17.2 per 100,000 people
33 Uganda 17.2 per 100,000 people
34 Madagascar 17.0 per 100,000 people
35 Equatorial Guinea 16.8 per 100,000 people
36 Montenegro 16.8 per 100,000 people
37 Mozambique 16.7 per 100,000 people

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Madagascar by sex

Total 17.0 per 100,000 people2023
Women 7.8 per 100,000 people2023
Men 27.4 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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