Abbreviated name:

Suicide rate

Indicator name:

Suicide mortality rate (per 100 000)

Domain:

Health status

Subdomain:

Injury and violence

Definition:

Number of suicide deaths in a year, divided by the population and multiplied by 100 000.

Numerator:

Number of suicide deaths multiplied by 100 000.

Denominator:

Midyear resident population for the same calendar year, UN World Population Prospects, medium variant.

Primary Source:

WHO

Secondary Source:

World Bank

Disaggregation/Additional dimension:

Place of residence, sex, age