Objective To develop an indicator system for evaluating inpatients suicide risk in general hospital and to provide an assessment tool for clinical nurse. Methods Literature review, focus group discussion, and expert consultation were employed to develop the indicators, then analytic hierarchy process was used to determine the weight of indicator. Results The questionnaire return rate was 94.29% in round 1 and 90.91% in round 2 of expert consultation. The authority coefficients were 0.849 and 0.857, and the coordination coefficients were 0.308 and 0.343, respectively.The indicator system consisted of 3 first-level indicators, 8 second-level indicators and 24 third-level indicators, and the weights of indicators were identified. Conclusion The indicator system for eva-luating inpatients suicide risk was approved by the experts, and should be validated in clinical practice.