Suicide rate in North Korea

The age-standardised suicide rate in North Korea was 10.6 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

North Korea, 2023 10.6 Deaths per 100,000 people

Change from 2022 −0.6per 100,000 people 2022: 11.2 per 100,000 people

Position in 2023 85th of 185 See the full ranking

Suicide rate in North Korea 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	North Korea
2023	10.6 per 100,000 people
2022	11.2 per 100,000 people
2021	12.0 per 100,000 people
2020	12.0 per 100,000 people
2019	12.0 per 100,000 people
2018	11.9 per 100,000 people
2017	11.9 per 100,000 people
2016	12.1 per 100,000 people
2015	12.1 per 100,000 people
2014	12.3 per 100,000 people
2013	12.6 per 100,000 people
2012	12.9 per 100,000 people
2011	13.1 per 100,000 people
2010	13.3 per 100,000 people
2009	13.4 per 100,000 people
2008	13.4 per 100,000 people
2007	13.4 per 100,000 people
2006	13.5 per 100,000 people
2005	13.6 per 100,000 people
2004	13.8 per 100,000 people
2003	14.1 per 100,000 people
2002	14.3 per 100,000 people
2001	14.4 per 100,000 people
2000	14.6 per 100,000 people

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In short

That is a change of −0.6 from 11.2 per 100,000 people in 2022.
Since 2013, when it was 12.6 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −2.0.
Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, North Korea has the 85th highest value.

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Life expectancy estimates and projections 73.6 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 16.0 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 63.0 years 2023 · WHO UHC service coverage 77 2023 · WHO Alcohol consumption 2.26 litres 2024 · WHO Adult obesity 12.0% 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 North Korea
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 North Korea compares in 2023 Neighbouring positions among 185 countries with a value for 2023.

82 Switzerland 11.6 per 100,000 people
83 Argentina 11.2 per 100,000 people
84 Turkmenistan 11.1 per 100,000 people
85 North Korea 10.6 per 100,000 people
86 Paraguay 10.6 per 100,000 people
87 Mali 10.5 per 100,000 people
88 Mauritius 10.5 per 100,000 people

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North Korea by sex

Total 10.6 per 100,000 people2023
Women 7.2 per 100,000 people2023
Men 14.4 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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