Suicide rate in Montenegro

The age-standardised suicide rate in Montenegro was 16.8 per 100,000 people in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest since 2006.

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

Montenegro, 2023 16.8 Deaths per 100,000 people

Change from 2022 +2.4per 100,000 people 2022: 14.4 per 100,000 people

Position in 2023 36th of 185 See the full ranking

Suicide rate in Montenegro 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	Montenegro
2023	16.8 per 100,000 people
2022	14.4 per 100,000 people
2021	11.9 per 100,000 people
2020	14.8 per 100,000 people
2019	14.6 per 100,000 people
2018	14.1 per 100,000 people
2017	14.5 per 100,000 people
2016	14.0 per 100,000 people
2015	14.1 per 100,000 people
2014	14.2 per 100,000 people
2013	14.6 per 100,000 people
2012	14.6 per 100,000 people
2011	15.1 per 100,000 people
2010	15.3 per 100,000 people
2009	16.1 per 100,000 people
2008	16.1 per 100,000 people
2007	16.7 per 100,000 people
2006	17.2 per 100,000 people
2005	17.3 per 100,000 people
2004	17.2 per 100,000 people
2003	17.4 per 100,000 people
2002	17.4 per 100,000 people
2001	18.0 per 100,000 people
2000	18.6 per 100,000 people

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In short

That is a change of +2.4 from 14.4 per 100,000 people in 2022.
Since 2013, when it was 14.6 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by +2.2.
Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, Montenegro has the 36th highest value.

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All statistics for Montenegro

Average life satisfaction 6.8 out of 10 2024 · Eurostat Life expectancy at birth 77.6b years 2024 · Eurostat Infant mortality rate 1.6 per 1,000 live births 2024 · Eurostat Hospital beds 387d per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Practising physicians 285 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat People reporting good or very good health 76.1% 2024 · Eurostat

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

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
38 Côte d'Ivoire 16.5 per 100,000 people
39 Vanuatu 16.4 per 100,000 people

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Montenegro by sex

Total 16.8 per 100,000 people2023
Women 7.0 per 100,000 people2023
Men 29.1 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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