在全世界每年有近一百万人自杀。世界卫生组织有一个截至到2003年的统计表。从中可见，中国的自杀率排在第29位，算是高的。这显然与竞争压力太大有关。最令人痛心的是，中国的妇女自杀率比男人要高，这在全世界很少见，值得探讨。
有几个海洋国家没人自杀，看来与好天气、游乐气氛不无关系。有不少高度发达国家的自杀率很高，什么问题？
| Country | Year | Death Per 100,000 | Males | Females |
| LITHUANIA | 00 | 91.7 | 75.6 | 16.1 |
| RUSSIAN FEDERATION | 00 | 82.5 | 70.6 | 11.9 |
| BELARUS | 00 | 73.1 | 63.6 | 9.5 |
| LATVIA | 00 | 68.5 | 56.6 | 11.9 |
| UKRAINE | 00 | 62.1 | 52.1 | 10 |
| SRI LANKA | 91 | 61.4 | 44.6 | 16.8 |
| SLOVENIA | 99 | 60.7 | 47.3 | 13.4 |
| HUNGARY | 01 | 60.1 | 47.1 | 13 |
| ESTONIA | 00 | 57.7 | 45.8 | 11.9 |
| KAZAKHSTAN | 99 | 55.0 | 46.4 | 8.6 |
| JAPAN | 99 | 50.6 | 36.5 | 14.1 |
| FINLAND | 00 | 45.5 | 34.6 | 10.9 |
| CROATIA | 00 | 43.2 | 32.9 | 10.3 |
| BELGIUM | 96 | 40.1 | 29.4 | 10.7 |
| AUSTRIA | 01 | 37.1 | 27.3 | 9.8 |
| CUBA | 96 | 36.5 | 24.5 | 12 |
| SWITZERLAND | 99 | 36.5 | 26.5 | 10 |
| FRANCE | 99 | 35.5 | 26.1 | 9.4 |
| LUXEMBOURG | 01 | 34.6 | 23.9 | 10.7 |
| BULGARIA | 00 | 34.3 | 25.2 | 9.1 |
| CZECH REPUBLIC | 00 | 32.7 | 26 | 6.7 |
| YUGOSLAVIA | 90 | 30.8 | 21.6 | 9.2 |
| POLAND | 00 | 30.8 | 25.9 | 4.9 |
| REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA | 00 | 30.8 | 26.7 | 4.1 |
| MAURITIUS | 99 | 30.6 | 21.1 | 9.5 |
| NEW ZEALAND | 98 | 30.6 | 23.7 | 6.9 |
| DENMARK | 98 | 29.0 | 20.9 | 8.1 |
| CHINA (Selected rural & urban areas) | 99 | 27.8 | 13 | 14.8 |
| SWEDEN | 99 | 27.7 | 19.7 | 8 |
| GERMANY | 99 | 27.5 | 20.2 | 7.3 |
| SLOVAKIA | 00 | 27.5 | 22.6 | 4.9 |
| REPUBLIC OF KOREA | 00 | 27.1 | 18.8 | 8.3 |
| CHINA (Hong Kong SAR) | 99 | 26.5 | 16.7 | 9.8 |
| NORWAY | 99 | 26.3 | 19.5 | 6.8 |
| AUSTRALIA | 99 | 26.3 | 21.2 | 5.1 |
| ROMANIA | 01 | 24.7 | 20.8 | 3.9 |
| CANADA | 98 | 24.6 | 19.5 | 5.1 |
| ICELAND | 97 | 24.3 | 19.1 | 5.2 |
| SURINAME | 92 | 23.8 | 16.6 | 7.2 |
| BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA | 91 | 23.6 | 20.3 | 3.3 |
| KYRGYZSTAN | 99 | 23.3 | 19.3 | 4 |
| IRELAND | 99 | 22.7 | 18.4 | 4.3 |
| TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | 94 | 22.4 | 17.4 | 5 |
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | 99 | 21.7 | 17.6 | 4.1 |
| INDIA | 98 | 21.3 | 12.2 | 9.1 |
| GUYANA | 94 | 21.1 | 14.6 | 6.5 |
| URUGUAY | 90 | 20.8 | 16.6 | 4.2 |
| NETHERLANDS | 99 | 19.3 | 13 | 6.3 |
| SINGAPORE | 00 | 18.9 | 12.5 | 6.4 |
| PUERTO RICO | 92 | 17.9 | 16 | 1.9 |
| TURKMENISTAN | 98 | 17.3 | 13.8 | 3.5 |
| SPAIN | 99 | 16.4 | 12.4 | 4 |
| EL SALVADOR | 93 | 15.9 | 10.4 | 5.5 |
| ZIMBABWE | 90 | 15.8 | 10.6 | 5.2 |
| SAINT LUCIA | 88 | 15.1 | 9.3 | 5.8 |
| UNITED KINGDOM | 99 | 15.1 | 11.8 | 3.3 |
| TFYR MACEDONIA | 00 | 14.8 | 10.3 | 4.5 |
| ITALY | 99 | 14.5 | 11.1 | 3.4 |
| MALTA | 99 | 14.3 | 11.7 | 2.6 |
| UZBEKISTAN | 98 | 13.6 | 10.5 | 3.1 |
| BARBADOS | 95 | 13.3 | 9.6 | 3.7 |
| ISRAEL | 97 | 13.1 | 10.5 | 2.6 |
| BELIZE | 95 | 13.0 | 12.1 | 0.9 |
| ARGENTINA | 96 | 12.9 | 9.9 | 3 |
| COSTA RICA | 95 | 11.8 | 9.7 | 2.1 |
| CHILE | 94 | 11.6 | 10.2 | 1.4 |
| PORTUGAL | 00 | 10.5 | 8.5 | 2 |
| VENEZUELA | 94 | 10.2 | 8.3 | 1.9 |
| ECUADOR | 95 | 9.6 | 6.4 | 3.2 |
| SEYCHELLES | 87 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 0 |
| BRAZIL | 95 | 8.4 | 6.6 | 1.8 |
| THAILAND | 94 | 8.0 | 5.6 | 2.4 |
| PANAMA | 87 | 7.5 | 5.6 | 1.9 |
| GREECE | 99 | 7.3 | 5.7 | 1.6 |
| COLOMBIA | 94 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 1.5 |
| NICARAGUA | 94 | 6.9 | 4.7 | 2.2 |
| MEXICO | 95 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 1 |
| GEORGIA | 00 | 6.0 | 4.8 | 1.2 |
| TAJIKISTAN | 99 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 1.6 |
| BAHRAIN | 88 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 0.5 |
| PARAGUAY | 94 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 1.2 |
| PHILIPPINES | 93 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 1.7 |
| ALBANIA | 00 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 1.2 |
| ARMENIA | 00 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 0.7 |
| KUWAIT | 00 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| BAHAMAS | 95 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0 |
| SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE | 87 | 1.8 | 0 | 1.8 |
| AZERBAIJAN | 00 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.4 |
| GUATEMALA | 84 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| PERU | 89 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| JAMAICA | 85 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| IRAN | 91 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC | 85 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 |
| EGYPT | 87 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 |
| ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA | 95 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | 94 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| HONDURAS | 78 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| JORDAN | 79 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS | 95 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES | 86 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
