5 Countries With The Highest Suicide Rates In The World

1. Lesotho

5 year average suicide rate per 100,000: 81.34

Easily topping the list of 30 countries with the highest suicide rates in the world is Lesotho, even though the overall trend over the past 5 years has seen the suicide rate decline. A mental health crisis, which is barely acknowledged and mostly stigmatized, has led to such a high suicide rate.

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