Table 1.
Suicide numbers and rates per 100,000 young persons aged 15-19 in 90 countries (areas), according to the WHO Mortality Database, February 2004 (latest available data for each country or area)
| Country (area) | Year | Number | Rate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | ||
| Sri Lanka | 1986 | 388 | 424 | 812 | 43.9 | 49.3 | 46.5 |
| Lithuania | 2002 | 54 | 12 | 66 | 38.4 | 8.8 | 23.9 |
| Russian Federation | 2002 | 2,384 | 499 | 2,883 | 38.5 | 8.3 | 23.6 |
| Kazakhstan | 2002 | 240 | 78 | 318 | 31.2 | 10.5 | 21.0 |
| Luxembourg | 2002 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 23.5 | 8.2 | 16.0 |
| New Zealand | 2000 | 31 | 11 | 42 | 22.3 | 8.2 | 15.3 |
| El Salvador | 1993 | 44 | 52 | 96 | 13.2 | 15.8 | 14.5 |
| Belarus | 2001 | 100 | 16 | 116 | 23.6 | 3.9 | 14.0 |
| Estonia | 2002 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 24.1 | 1.9 | 13.2 |
| Turkmenistan | 1998 | 41 | 21 | 62 | 16.6 | 8.8 | 12.8 |
| Ukraine | 2000 | 375 | 92 | 467 | 19.6 | 4.9 | 12.4 |
| Ireland | 2000 | 34 | 7 | 41 | 19.8 | 4.3 | 12.3 |
| Mauritius | 2000 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10.1 | 12.5 | 11.3 |
| Norway | 2001 | 21 | 8 | 29 | 15.3 | 6.2 | 10.9 |
| Canada | 2000 | 173 | 52 | 225 | 16.3 | 5.2 | 10.8 |
| Latvia | 2002 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 16.9 | 4.4 | 10.8 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2002 | 42 | 13 | 55 | 15.2 | 4.8 | 10.0 |
| Virgin Islands (USA) | 1980 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 9.8 |
| Barbados | 1995 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.7 |
| Austria | 2002 | 37 | 9 | 46 | 15.1 | 3.8 | 9.6 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1994 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8.9 | 10.5 | 9.6 |
| Finland | 2002 | 25 | 6 | 31 | 15.0 | 3.8 | 9.5 |
| Uzbekistan | 2000 | 170 | 86 | 256 | 12.5 | 6.4 | 9.5 |
| Belgium | 1997 | 46 | 12 | 58 | 14.5 | 3.9 | 9.3 |
| Cuba | 1996 | 23 | 45 | 68 | 6.1 | 12.5 | 9.2 |
| Ecuador | 1991 | 40 | 64 | 104 | 6.9 | 11.4 | 9.1 |
| Iceland | 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 9.1 |
| Australia | 2001 | 95 | 25 | 120 | 13.8 | 3.8 | 8.9 |
| Singapore | 2001 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 9.2 | 7.8 | 8.5 |
| Suriname | 1990 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12.5 | 4.3 | 8.5 |
| Poland | 2001 | 242 | 39 | 281 | 14.1 | 2.4 | 8.4 |
| Switzerland | 2000 | 27 | 8 | 35 | 12.6 | 4.0 | 8.4 |
| Croatia | 2002 | 21 | 3 | 24 | 14.0 | 2.1 | 8.2 |
| USA | 2000 | 1,347 | 269 | 1,616 | 13.0 | 2.7 | 8.0 |
| Grenada | 1988 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 15.6 | 7.8 |
| Slovenia | 1987 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 12.0 | 3.1 | 7.6 |
| Hungary | 2002 | 37 | 12 | 49 | 11.2 | 3.8 | 7.5 |
| Guadeloupe | 1981 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8.8 | 4.6 | 6.8 |
| Japan | 2000 | 335 | 138 | 473 | 8.8 | 3.8 | 6.4 |
| Uruguay | 1990 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 8.3 | 3.9 | 6.2 |
| Bulgaria | 2002 | 25 | 6 | 31 | 9.2 | 2.3 | 5.8 |
| Czech Republic | 2001 | 33 | 6 | 39 | 9.5 | 1.8 | 5.7 |
| Argentina | 1996 | 122 | 67 | 189 | 7.1 | 4.0 | 5.6 |
| Costa Rica | 1995 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 7.1 | 4.0 | 5.6 |
| Germany | 2001 | 207 | 54 | 261 | 8.7 | 2.4 | 5.6 |
| Thailand | 1994 | 189 | 154 | 343 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 5.6 |
| Colombia | 1994 | 120 | 73 | 193 | 6.7 | 4.2 | 5.5 |
| Venezuela | 1994 | 80 | 41 | 121 | 7.1 | 3.8 | 5.5 |
| Republic of Korea | 2001 | 110 | 85 | 195 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 5.4 |
| Hong Kong | 1999 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| France | 1999 | 150 | 48 | 198 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 5.0 |
| Denmark | 1999 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 9.0 | 0.7 | 4.9 |
| Israel | 1999 | 24 | 2 | 26 | 8.7 | 0.8 | 4.9 |
| Paraguay (reporting areas) | 1987 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 4.7 |
| Romania | 2002 | 59 | 18 | 77 | 7.0 | 2.2 | 4.7 |
| Netherlands | 2000 | 35 | 8 | 43 | 7.4 | 1.8 | 4.6 |
| Sweden | 2001 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 5.7 | 2.8 | 4.3 |
| Brazil (South, South-East and Central West) | 1995 | 286 | 128 | 414 | 5.7 | 2.6 | 4.2 |
| Puerto Rico | 1992 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 4.2 |
| United Kingdom | 1999 | 122 | 33 | 155 | 6.5 | 1.8 | 4.2 |
| Republic of Moldova | 2002 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 7.1 | 1.1 | 4.1 |
| China (selected rural and urban areas) | 1999 | 179 | 253 | 432 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 |
| Belize | 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 7.9 | 3.9 |
| Slovakia | 2002 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 3.9 |
| Chile | 1994 | 38 | 8 | 46 | 6.2 | 1.3 | 3.8 |
| Mexico | 1995 | 263 | 117 | 380 | 5.1 | 2.3 | 3.7 |
| Spain | 2000 | 71 | 18 | 89 | 5.3 | 1.4 | 3.4 |
| Panama | 1987 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 3.1 |
| Albania | 2001 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.0 |
| Dominican Republic | 1985 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
| Italy | 2000 | 57 | 25 | 82 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 2.7 |
| Macedonia | 2000 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.2 | 3.7 | 2.4 |
| Tajikistan | 1999 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 2.1 |
| Portugal | 2000 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 1.8 |
| Greece | 1999 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 1.7 |
| Guyana | 1984 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| Armenia | 2002 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| Peru | 1983 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| Jamaica | 1985 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Azerbaijan | 2002 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Syrian Arab Republic (part) | 1985 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Georgia | 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Egypt | 1987 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.04 | 0.02 |
| Bahamas | 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Guatemala | 1984 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Kuwait | 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Malta | 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Philippines | 1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Saint Lucia | 1988 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Saint Vincent and Grenadines | 1986 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Total | 8,801 | 3,263 | 12,064 | 10.5 | 4.1 | 7.4 | |