20 Most Depressed and Suicidal Countries in the World

Published on December 12, 2010 at 6:01 pm by Meena Krishnamsetty in Lists

There is a strong relationship between depression and suicide rates. In America, suicide rates are higher in less populated, less wealthy areas. Firearms are often the means to end one’s life. Men are four times as likely to commit suicide in America. It’s a similar ratio (3.5 to 1) around the world. Insider Monkey, your source for free insider trading data, gathered the suicide rates from the World Health Organization and ranked countries based on their suicide rates. Not all countries report suicide rates, and not all reports are accurate (most countries under-report). As a result, the list of countries with the least suicide rates is very inaccurate, and we won’t be presenting it.

Here are the 20 most depressed and suicidal countries in the World:

Rank	Country	Suicide rate per 100,000
1	BELARUS	36.8
2	LITHUANIA	31.85
3	RUSSIAN FEDERATION	31.7
4	SRI LANKA	30.7
5	KAZAKHSTAN	27.6
6	HUNGARY	26.75
7	JAPAN	24.75
8	UKRAINE	23.95
9	GUYANA	22.7
10	REPUBLIC OF KOREA	21.85
11	SLOVENIA	21.7
12	ESTONIA	21.4
13	LATVIA	20.9
14	SERBIA	19.75
15	FINLAND	18.95
16	BELGIUM	18.35
17	CROATIA	18.3
18	SWITZERLAND	17.6
19	FRANCE	17.25
20	URUGUAY	16.15

United States ranks 42^nd and has a lower suicide rate than do the following countries: China (24), Czech Republic (27), Sweden (28), Cuba (32), Denmark (34), Germany (35), Portugal (38), Norway (40), Canada (41). Australia, Argentina, Spain, Italy, Greece, and Israel each have a lower suicide rate than America.

List XFinance Mark Madoff Suicide Most Suicidal States Suicide Rates by State