Which country has the highest suicidal rate
Suicides are most prominent in Asia and Eastern Europe. Lithuania has the highest suicide rate among the countries for which we have data, with 28.6 suicide deaths per 100,000 people, followed closely by South Korea with 26.3 deaths per 100,000 people. Suicide rates: South Korea has the highest suicide rate among OECD countries. Greece has the lowest. Gender gap: In Mexico, Poland and the Slovak Republic, for each female death there are at least five male deaths. By contrast, in Korea, the Netherlands and Norway there are two male suicides for each female death. Lithuania has the highest suicide rate among the countries for which we have data, with 28.6 suicide deaths per 100,000 people, followed closely by South Korea with 26.3 deaths per 100,000 people. Here's the map: Business Insider/Andy Kiersz, data from WHO, AFP, and the Lancet. South Korea, one of the most developed countries in Asia, has the highest suicide rate in the developed world. It has had an alarming rise in the suicide rate in the recent years with a rate of 33.8 suicides per 100,000 people. United States. 10.1. Notes: Data is for 2005. Suicide rates: South Korea has the highest suicide rate among OECD countries. Greece has the lowest. Gender gap: In Mexico, Poland and the Slovak Republic, for each female death there are at least five male deaths. This idea of high suicide rates in Scandinavia is nothing but a myth with no basis in reality. Denmark and Sweden have the same suicide rates as the U.S. (actually a tiny bit lower). South Korea has the world's highest suicide rates with 31.7 suicides per 100,000 people and year. 10.1. Notes: Data is for 2005. Suicide rates: South Korea has the highest suicide rate among OECD countries. Greece has the lowest. Gender gap: In Mexico, Poland and the Slovak Republic, for each female death there are at least five male deaths. A look at the nations with highest suicide rate in the world. With the growing number of farmer suicides, India has one of the world’s highest suicide rates with an average of 10.4 suicides per 100,000 people, according to a World Health Organization report. Utah, for example, ranks highest in life satisfaction — but also has the ninth highest suicide rate in the U.S. The No. 2 happiest state is Hawaii, which comes in fifth for suicides. New York, in contrast, comes in 45th in life satisfaction but has America’s lowest suicide rate. The total rate of suicides is based on the total number of suicides divided by the total population, rather than merely the average of the male and female suicide rates, because the gender ratio in most countries is not 1:1.
 Asia and Eastern Europe.