Every year hundreds and thousands of people commit suicide across the world. It is estimated that the number of people who commit suicide every year in the whole world is estimated to be more than 1 million. The suicide rate is expected to increase reaching more than one and a half million people in the next few years.

India ranks number 24 in the list of countries with highest suicide rate. Here are the countries with the highest suicide rate in the world.

Top 10 Nations With Highest Suicide Rate

1. Greenland - 83.0 suicides per 100,000 people a year
2. Lithuania - 31.0 suicides per 100,000 people a year
3. South Korea - 28.5 suicides per 100,000 people a year
4. Guyana - 26.4 suicides per 100,000 people a year
5. Kazakhstan - 25.6 suicides per 100,000 people a year
6. Slovenia - 21.8 suicides per 100,000 citizens a year
7. Japan - 21.4 suicides per 100,000 people a year
8. Sri Lanka - 21.3 suicides per 100,000 people a year
9. Hungary - 21.1 suicides per 100,000 people every year
10. Latvia - 20.8 suicides per 100,000 citizens every year

There are several helplines available for free to help people come out of that suicide mode. AASRA is one such organization in India. Life is a war. Doctors fight disease. Lawyers fight injustice. Teachers fight ignorance and AASRA fights to prevent suicide. Their free,confidential helpline is answered by professionally trained volunteers.

If you are under some kind of depression, we urge you to seek professional help.

24x7 Helpline of AASRA : 91-22-27546669