Suicide mortality

What this indicator measures

The series reports estimated suicide deaths per 100,000 people. It is used as a severe outcome signal, not as a complete measure of mental health or wellbeing.

How Humain Alert transforms it

The pressure scale is min(rate ÷ 30 × 100, 100). Raw rates remain visible because normalization can make a precise estimate look more certain than it is.

Use with care

Suicide is sensitive and multifactorial. This indicator must not be used to diagnose individuals or reduce prevention to a league table. Anyone in immediate danger should contact local emergency or crisis services.

Read the denominator before the colour

Worked example — invented values. For an invented raw rate of 12 per 100,000, the display calculation is 12 ÷ 30 × 100 = 40 pressure points. Those 40 points are a site-defined scale, not the percentage of people who are suicidal and not an assessment of an individual’s mental health.

A change from 12 to 10 in the same comparable series would be a decrease of 2 deaths per 100,000. Before interpreting it as an improvement, check reference years, model revisions and reporting completeness. The calculation alone cannot establish why the value changed. This worked example is about reading statistics; it is not a clinical judgement.

Humain Alert explanation · 13 September 2026. Source definitions are linked below; the example is not a new observation.

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Safety and further analysis

Suicide statistics describe population-level mortality; they do not diagnose an individual or predict a specific event. If you or someone else may be in immediate danger, contact local emergency services or a qualified crisis line. Our responsible-reading guide explains registration gaps and safe interpretation. Reading suicide data responsibly →