The 5 countries with the highest suicide rates

The suicide mortality index measures the number of suicides per 100,000 population per year. It is a key public health indicator that reflects the prevalence of suicide in a society and is used to assess the effectiveness of suicide prevention strategies and mental health support systems.This graph shows five countries around the world with high suicide rates over a ten-year period from 2010 to 2019. Lesotho had the highest suicide rate in the world, with 72.4 suicides per 100,000 people. In particular, Lesotho recorded 92.6 cases per 100,000 people between 2014 and 2015. Factors contributing to these alarming rates may include poverty, social and economic instability, and lack of access to mental health care.