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Suicide Rate Calculator

Work out suicide rate instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.

About Suicide Rate Calculator

Divides deaths by suicide by the population and expresses the result per 100,000, the standard international rate.

Formula

Suicide rate

Rate per 100,000 = deaths by suicide / population x 100,000

Worked example

With the default values below, Suicide Rate Calculator returns Suicide rate per 100,000 of 12.000. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.

Inputs used

Deaths by suicideaccepts 0–1,000,000
180
Populationaccepts 1–2,000,000,000
1,500,000

Results

Suicide rate per 100,000
12.000
Deaths per million population
120.00
Average deaths per month
15.00
Comparison
Above the global average of about 9 per 100,000

Step by step

  1. 1Values used
  2. 2Suicide rate
  3. 3Suicide rate per 100,000= 12.000
  4. 4Deaths per million population= 120.00
  5. 5Average deaths per month= 15.00
  6. 6Comparison= Above the global average of about 9 per 100,000

Assumptions and limits

  • The result is derived only from the 2 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
  • In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax, fees or charges or compounding frequency into account.
  • Figures are rounded for display to 3 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.

How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why age-standardise these rates?

Suicide rates vary strongly by age and sex, so crude rates are not comparable between populations with different structures.

Are the counts complete?

Under-reporting is common where suicide is stigmatised or where coroner processes classify deaths as undetermined.

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