Belarus vs Russia: Suicide rate

Suicide rate in 2017: 19 per 100,000 people in Belarus and 25.1 per 100,000 people in Russia, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Russia, by 6.1 per 100,000 people, or 1.32 times that in Belarus.

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deaths per 100,000 people · IHME

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What the numbers say

Russia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
In 2017, Belarus ranked 17 and Russia ranked 8 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
The world as a whole: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017.

Every year

deaths per 100,000 people · IHME

Year	Belarus	Russia	World
2017	19	25.1	10
2016	18.9	25.4	10.1
2015	19.6	26.6	10.2
2014	21.1	28	10.3
2013	22.6	27.8	10.5
2012	24.3	28.4	10.7
2011	29.2	29.3	11
2010	29.2	31.9	11.2
2009	29.9	32.2	11.4
2008	30.5	34.9	11.6
2007	30.4	35.7	11.7
2006	33.1	38.6	12
2005	35.1	43.3	12.5
2004	34.5	41.9	12.6
2003	35.7	42.8	12.8
2002	37	42.9	13
2001	35.1	43.4	13.4
2000	33.7	44.2	14.1
1999	35.5	42.5	14.5
1998	34.6	38.8	14.7
1997	32.9	39.8	15.1
1996	31.4	43.8	15.4
1995	30.8	48.1	15.9
1994	28.6	50.2	16.1
1993	27.1	44	16
1992	23.5	34.5	15.8
1991	21.5	29.6	15.5
1990	20.3	28.3	15.4

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Deaths by suicide in a year, per 100,000 people.
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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Belarus vs Russia: Suicide rate

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