2. Lithuania
Annual suicides per 100,000 people: 31
Lithuania is among the ten countries with the highest suicide rates. It is an another country to declare independence from the Soviet Union in the early 1990’s which has struggled to make the change from communism to capitalism. Over the last ten years , the suicide rate has doubled and it has been described as an “epidemic.” Social problems, financial problems and alcoholism are the major causes behind the elevated rate of suicides.
