A bar chart showing suicide rate by age globally for 2023, indicating that individuals 70+ years old have the highest rate.

Bar chart displaying global suicide rates by age for 2023, with the 70+ years age group showing the highest rate, followed by 50-69 years and 15-49 years, and 5-14 years having the lowest rate.

Suicide rate, by age, World, 2023 Estimated annual number of suicides per 100,000 individuals in a given demographic. Suicide deaths are underreported in many countries due to social stigma and cultural or legal concerns. This data is based on modeling of global suicide patterns, and includes adjustments that aim to account for missing data and underreporting. Our World in Data All ages 9.5 70+ years 22.6 50-69 years 12.9 15-49 years 11 5-14 years 0.8 Data source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2025) OurWorldinData.org/suicide | CC BY