What we count
Deaths classified as intentional self-harm in national statistics supplemented by estimates for incomplete data.
Deaths by suicide this year
How many people die by suicide according to WHO's latest worldwide estimate.
Continuously calculated
WORLDRelated numbers in context
738,452road traffic deaths this year
74,713,973blood donations this year
45,300,000induced abortions this year
What lies behind this number
Deaths classified as intentional self-harm in national statistics supplemented by estimates for incomplete data.
How the source derives it
The source combines national reporting, registries and surveys, using transparent statistical estimates where complete data are unavailable.
What one number cannot show
Suicides can be under-recorded because of incomplete registration, stigma and differences in cause-of-death classification.
Source value
The calculation uses the latest published annual value from WHO Suicide worldwide in 2021 for 2021.
How the value is used: The running number shows the share corresponding to time since the start of the year.
Annual value727,000deaths
- Period
- 2021
- Status
- published
- Primary data source
- WHO Suicide worldwide in 2021
How the number is calculated
We distribute the published annual value evenly across the elapsed share of the calendar year.
Formula used
V(t) = Vyear × elapsed share of the yearAnnual reference value727,0002021 · deaths
Average per day1,990even time-based calculation
Calculation interval0.1 sContinuously calculated
Source value
WHO Suicide worldwide in 2021 reports the latest published figure used on this page for 2021.
Calculation method
We distribute the published annual value evenly across the elapsed share of the calendar year.
Smooth display
The result is recalculated on screen every 0.1 seconds.
Where the data comes from
The source value comes from WHO Suicide worldwide in 2021 and refers to 2021. It is the latest figure published by this source. The source combines national reporting, registries and surveys, using transparent statistical estimates where complete data are unavailable.
Latest published and verified source value
- Publisher
- WHO Suicide worldwide in 2021
- Data period
- 2021
- Verified
- 12 August 2026
- Coverage
- Worldwide
- Use
- Even time-based calculation