Suicide rate in Nepal

The age-standardised suicide rate in Nepal was 18.0 per 100,000 people in 2023.

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

Nepal, 2023 18.0 Deaths per 100,000 people

Change from 2022 −0.3per 100,000 people 2022: 18.3 per 100,000 people

Position in 2023 27th of 185 See the full ranking

Suicide rate in Nepal 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	Nepal
2023	18.0 per 100,000 people
2022	18.3 per 100,000 people
2021	17.4 per 100,000 people
2020	19.2 per 100,000 people
2019	18.9 per 100,000 people
2018	18.7 per 100,000 people
2017	18.7 per 100,000 people
2016	18.5 per 100,000 people
2015	18.4 per 100,000 people
2014	18.3 per 100,000 people
2013	18.8 per 100,000 people
2012	19.0 per 100,000 people
2011	19.6 per 100,000 people
2010	19.7 per 100,000 people
2009	19.3 per 100,000 people
2008	18.8 per 100,000 people
2007	18.2 per 100,000 people
2006	17.6 per 100,000 people
2005	17.0 per 100,000 people
2004	16.8 per 100,000 people
2003	16.8 per 100,000 people
2002	17.0 per 100,000 people
2001	17.2 per 100,000 people
2000	17.6 per 100,000 people

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In short

That is a change of −0.3 from 18.3 per 100,000 people in 2022.
Since 2013, when it was 18.8 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −0.8.
Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, Nepal has the 27th 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 Nepal
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 Nepal compares in 2023 Neighbouring positions among 185 countries with a value for 2023.

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
28 Angola 17.6 per 100,000 people
29 Burundi 17.6 per 100,000 people
30 Cameroon 17.5 per 100,000 people

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Nepal by sex

Total 18.0 per 100,000 people2023
Women 11.2 per 100,000 people2023
Men 26.7 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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