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South Korea ranks highest in suicide rates, with 37 deaths per 100,000 people. Following South Korea are Guyana, Lithuania, Sri Lanka, Suriname, and Hungary, which also recorded high suicide rates.
Suicide is a leading cause of death globally, a concern highlighted by the World Health Organization (WHO). Health surveys investigating the causes of death were conducted from 2000-2012, and the latest suicide data presented here reflects figures from 2012.
The World Health Statistics 2016 publication reports a global average suicide death rate of 11 per 100,000 people. Regionally, the highest suicide rates per 100,000 were recorded in East Asia (17), followed by Europe (14), with the lowest rate in the Eastern Mediterranean region (5).
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