The U.S. ranks 14th in teenage suicide

According to the OECD in 2007, the United States had a teenage suicide rate of 7.7 out of every 100,000 people, which makes the United States rank fourteenth in that category. New Zealand ranks first, with a suicide rate of 19.2 out of every 100,000 people.

Prepared by Kiernan Playford

The U.S. ranks 20th in suicide

According to the 2009 OECD Factbook, the United States has a suicide rate of 10.2 per 100,000 persons, which makes the United States rank twentieth out of twenty-seven ranked nations in that category. Hungary ranks first, with a suicide rate of 22.6 per 100,000 persons.

The U.S. ranks 39th in male suicides

According to the World Health Organization, the United States ranks thirty-ninth out of one hundred and one countries in terms of the suicide rate for men. Lithuania ranks first.

The U.S. ranks 44th in female suicides

According to the World Health Organization, the United States ranks forty-fourth in terms of suicide rates by females. Sri Lanka ranks first.