{"id": 1332774, "name": "Share of countries with available data on deaths from suicides", "unit": "%", "createdAt": "2026-10-14T21:04:15.000Z", "updatedAt": "2026-10-15T12:21:46.000Z", "coverage": "", "timespan": "1950-2024", "datasetId": 8227, "shortUnit": "%", "columnOrder": 0, "shortName": "fraction_available_countries", "catalogPath": "grapher/missing_data/2026-10-14/who_md_suicides/who_md_suicides#fraction_available_countries", "descriptionShort": "Causes of death are unreported in countries with poorly functioning [vital registries](#dod:crvs). Suicide deaths are underreported in many countries due to social stigma and cultural or legal concerns. This share is based on data availability in the WHO mortality database.", "descriptionProcessing": "First, we organized countries into groups based on geographical regions and income levels, aligning with World Bank classifications. To quantify data completeness, we identified entries with missing information in the indicator. For each grouping, we calculated the percentage of countries with missing data, thus mapping out the distribution of data gaps across different regions and income levels.", "type": "float", "dataChecksum": "5293433036961939341", "metadataChecksum": "2474799115995824023", "datasetName": "Missing data - Deaths from Suicides", "updatePeriodDays": 365, "datasetVersion": "2026-10-14", "nonRedistributable": false, "display": {"unit": "%", "shortUnit": "%"}, "schemaVersion": 2, "processingLevel": "major", "presentation": {}, "descriptionKey": "- This data is based on the World Health Organization (WHO) mortality database. The WHO mortality database compiles cause-of-death statistics reported by member states, based on the [underlying cause](#dod:underlying-cause-of-death) listed on death certificates.\n- Causes of death are not always available in countries with poorly functioning [vital registries](#dod:crvs).\n- Additionally, suicide deaths are underreported in many countries due to social stigma and cultural or legal concerns.\n- Data from the most recent years can be unavailable due to time lags in reporting.", "dimensions": {"years": {"values": [{"id": 1950}, {"id": 1951}, {"id": 1952}, {"id": 1953}, {"id": 1954}, {"id": 1955}, {"id": 1956}, {"id": 1957}, {"id": 1958}, {"id": 1959}, {"id": 1960}, {"id": 1961}, {"id": 1962}, {"id": 1963}, {"id": 1964}, {"id": 1965}, {"id": 1966}, {"id": 1967}, {"id": 1968}, {"id": 1969}, {"id": 1970}, {"id": 1971}, {"id": 1972}, {"id": 1973}, {"id": 1974}, {"id": 1975}, {"id": 1976}, {"id": 1977}, {"id": 1978}, {"id": 1979}, {"id": 1980}, {"id": 1981}, {"id": 1982}, {"id": 1983}, {"id": 1984}, {"id": 1985}, {"id": 1986}, {"id": 1987}, {"id": 1988}, {"id": 1989}, {"id": 1990}, {"id": 1991}, {"id": 1992}, {"id": 1993}, {"id": 1994}, {"id": 1995}, {"id": 1996}, {"id": 1997}, {"id": 1998}, {"id": 1999}, {"id": 2000}, {"id": 2001}, {"id": 2002}, {"id": 2003}, {"id": 2004}, {"id": 2005}, {"id": 2006}, {"id": 2007}, {"id": 2008}, {"id": 2009}, {"id": 2010}, {"id": 2011}, {"id": 2012}, {"id": 2013}, {"id": 2014}, {"id": 2015}, {"id": 2016}, {"id": 2017}, {"id": 2018}, {"id": 2019}, {"id": 2020}, {"id": 2021}, {"id": 2022}, {"id": 2023}, {"id": 2024}]}, "entities": {"values": [{"id": 273, "name": "Africa", "code": "OWID_AFR"}, {"id": 275, "name": "Asia", "code": "OWID_ASI"}, {"id": 276, "name": "Europe", "code": "OWID_EUR"}, {"id": 294, "name": "North America", "code": "OWID_NAM"}, {"id": 277, "name": "Oceania", "code": "OWID_OCE"}, {"id": 295, "name": "South America", "code": "OWID_SAM"}, {"id": 457, "name": "High-income countries", "code": "OWID_HIC"}, {"id": 461, "name": "Low-income countries", "code": "OWID_LIC"}, {"id": 460, "name": "Lower-middle-income countries", "code": "OWID_LMC"}, {"id": 459, "name": "Upper-middle-income countries", "code": "OWID_UMC"}, {"id": 355, "name": "World", "code": "OWID_WRL"}]}}, "origins": [{"id": 28143, "title": "WHO Mortality Database", "description": "The WHO mortality database is a collection death registration data including cause-of-death information from member states.\n\nWhere they are collected, death registration data are the best source of information on key health indicators, such as life expectancy, and death registration data with cause-of-death information are the best source of information on mortality by cause, such as maternal mortality and suicide mortality.\n\nWHO requests from all countries annual data by age, sex, and complete ICD code (e.g., 4-digit code if the 10th revision of ICD was used). Countries have reported deaths by cause of death, year, sex, and age for inclusion in the WHO Mortality Database since 1950.\n\nThe WHO only includes data, which are properly coded according to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). Today the database is maintained by the WHO Division of Data, Analytics and Delivery for Impact (DDI) and contains data from over 120 countries and areas. Data reported by member states and selected areas are displayed in this portal\u2019s interactive visualizations if the data are reported to the WHO mortality database in the requested format and at least 65% of deaths were recorded in each country and year.", "producer": "WHO Mortality Database", "citationFull": "WHO Division of Data, Analytics and Delivery for Impact (DDI), World Health Organization (2026)", "attributionShort": "WHO", "urlMain": "https://platform.who.int/mortality", "dateAccessed": "2026-10-14", "datePublished": "2026-02-23", "license": {"url": "https://www.who.int/about/policies/publishing/copyright", "name": "CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO"}}]}