The average for 2019 based on 41 countries was 12.93 suicides per 100,000 people. The highest value was in Lithuania: 26.1 suicides per 100,000 people and the lowest value was in Turkey: 2.4 suicides per 100,000 people. The indicator is available from 2000 to 2019. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

This statistic displays the suicide rate among young people in selected European countries in 2016. In this year, Finland had the highest suicide rate for people aged 20 to 24 years, with a rate of ***** per 100,000 age-specific population.

The countries with the highest suicide mortality rate worldwide in 2021 included Lesotho, South Korea, and Eswatini. In 2021, there were around 27.5 suicide deaths per 100,000 population in South Korea. Suicide in the United States Although the United States is not among the countries with the highest suicide mortality rate, suicide is still a major issue in the country. As with other countries, the suicide rate among males in the U.S. is much higher than among females. In 2022, there were around 23 suicide deaths among males in the United States per 100,000 population, compared to 5.9 deaths per 100,000 females. The states with the highest suicide rates are Montana, Wyoming, and Alaska, while New Jersey and Massachusetts have the lowest rates. Risk factors and help Major risk factors for suicide include mental health issues and substance abuse problems; however, it can be difficult to predict who is at risk. Warning signs such as talking about wanting to die, expressing feelings of depression, suicidal ideation, and abusing drugs or alcohol should be taken seriously and help should be sought as soon as possible. Suicide hotlines exist in many countries around the world and one should not hesitate to discuss such issues and feelings with a health care provider.

Crude death rate from suicide and intentional self-harm per 100 000 people, by age group. Suicide registration methods vary between countries and over time. Figures do not include deaths from events of undetermined intent (part of which should be considered as suicides) and attempted suicides which did not result in death.

South Korea currently has the highest overall suicide rate among OECD countries worldwide. The suicide rate among women in South Korea is significantly higher than that of women in any other country. Nevertheless, suicide is commonly more prevalent among men than women. Suicide in the U.S. The suicide rate in the United States has risen since the year 2000. As of 2023, there were around **** deaths from suicide per 100,000 population. The suicide rate among men in the U.S. is over ***** times what it is for females, a considerable and troubling difference. The suicide rate among men increases with age, with the highest rates found among men aged 75 years and older. Adolescent suicide Adolescent suicide is always a serious and difficult topic. A recent survey found that around ** percent of female high school students in the United States had seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year, compared to ** percent of male students. On average, there are around ** suicide deaths among adolescents per 100,000 population in the United States. The states with the highest rates of adolescent suicide include New Mexico, Idaho, and Oklahoma.

BackgroundIn Europe, men have lower rates of attempted suicide compared to women and at the same time a higher rate of completed suicides, indicating major gender differences in lethality of suicidal behaviour. The aim of this study was to analyse the extent to which these gender differences in lethality can be explained by factors such as choice of more lethal methods or lethality differences within the same suicide method or age. In addition, we explored gender differences in the intentionality of suicide attempts.Methods and FindingsMethods. Design: Epidemiological study using a combination of self-report and official data. Setting: Mental health care services in four European countries: Germany, Hungary, Ireland, and Portugal. Data basis: Completed suicides derived from official statistics for each country (767 acts, 74.4% male) and assessed suicide attempts excluding habitual intentional self-harm (8,175 acts, 43.2% male).Main Outcome Measures and Data Analysis. We collected data on suicidal acts in eight regions of four European countries participating in the EU-funded “OSPI-Europe”-project (www.ospi-europe.com). We calculated method-specific lethality using the number of completed suicides per method * 100 / (number of completed suicides per method + number of attempted suicides per method). We tested gender differences in the distribution of suicidal acts for significance by using the χ2-test for two-by-two tables. We assessed the effect sizes with phi coefficients (φ). We identified predictors of lethality with a binary logistic regression analysis. Poisson regression analysis examined the contribution of choice of methods and method-specific lethality to gender differences in the lethality of suicidal acts.Findings Main ResultsSuicidal acts (fatal and non-fatal) were 3.4 times more lethal in men than in women (lethality 13.91% (regarding 4106 suicidal acts) versus 4.05% (regarding 4836 suicidal acts)), the difference being significant for the methods hanging, jumping, moving objects, sharp objects and poisoning by substances other than drugs. Median age at time of suicidal behaviour (35–44 years) did not differ between males and females. The overall gender difference in lethality of suicidal behaviour was explained by males choosing more lethal suicide methods (odds ratio (OR) = 2.03; 95% CI = 1.65 to 2.50; p < 0.000001) and additionally, but to a lesser degree, by a higher lethality of suicidal acts for males even within the same method (OR = 1.64; 95% CI = 1.32 to 2.02; p = 0.000005). Results of a regression analysis revealed neither age nor country differences were significant predictors for gender differences in the lethality of suicidal acts. The proportion of serious suicide attempts among all non-fatal suicidal acts with known intentionality (NFSAi) was significantly higher in men (57.1%; 1,207 of 2,115 NFSAi) than in women (48.6%; 1,508 of 3,100 NFSAi) (χ2 = 35.74; p < 0.000001).Main limitations of the studyDue to restrictive data security regulations to ensure anonymity in Ireland, specific ages could not be provided because of the relatively low absolute numbers of suicide in the Irish intervention and control region. Therefore, analyses of the interaction between gender and age could only be conducted for three of the four countries. Attempted suicides were assessed for patients presenting to emergency departments or treated in hospitals. An unknown rate of attempted suicides remained undetected. This may have caused an overestimation of the lethality of certain methods. Moreover, the detection of attempted suicides and the registration of completed suicides might have differed across the four countries. Some suicides might be hidden and misclassified as undetermined deaths.ConclusionsMen more often used highly lethal methods in suicidal behaviour, but there was also a higher method-specific lethality which together explained the large gender differences in the lethality of suicidal acts. Gender differences in the lethality of suicidal acts were fairly consistent across all four European countries examined. Males and females did not differ in age at time of suicidal behaviour. Suicide attempts by males were rated as being more serious independent of the method used, with the exceptions of attempted hanging, suggesting gender differences in intentionality associated with suicidal behaviour. These findings contribute to understanding of the spectrum of reasons for gender differences in the lethality of suicidal behaviour and should inform the development of gender specific strategies for suicide prevention.

This horizontal bar chart displays suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) by ISO 3 country code using the aggregation average, weighted by population in Europe. The data is about countries.

In the three-year period between 2015 and 2017, the teenage suicide rate was ** per 100,000 in Lithuania. Furthermore, in Estonia the rate was ** suicides per 100,000, while Norway, Finland, and Ireland all had high rates of teenage suicides at * per 100,000.

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Suicide rates vary around the world Suicide rates vary widely between countries. The map shows this.

For some countries in Southern Africa and Eastern Europe, the estimated rates of suicide are high, with over 15 annual deaths per 100,000 people.

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Meanwhile for other countries in Europe, South America and Asia, the estimated rates of suicide are lower, with under 10 annual deaths per 100,000 people.

The wide range in suicide rates around the world is likely the result of many factors. This includes differences in underlying mental health and treatment, personal and financial stress, restrictions on the means of suicide, recognition and awareness of suicide, and other factors.

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WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THIS DATA Suicide estimates come from death certificate data, using deaths that were classified under death codes for 'intentional self-harm' in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). This includes people who had self-harmed but had not intended to die, and they may not be considered suicides by the country's particular legal definition. In many countries, deaths due to self-harm are highly underreported due to social stigma, cultural and legal concerns. Instead, these deaths are often misclassified in reported data, especially as deaths due to "events of undetermined intent", accidents, homicides, or unknown causes. To account for this, the WHO's Global Health Observatory reclassifies a proportion of deaths reported with those causes as suicides, according to the fraction that are estimated to be deaths by suicide. As a result, data on suicide rates represent a better estimate of how many people die from suicide.

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Suicides may still be underestimated after this adjustment, especially if they are misclassified as other types of deaths.2 This can also be why some countries appear to have rising suicide rates, if the rates of misclassification decline.

This horizontal bar chart displays suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) by currency using the aggregation average, weighted by population in Europe. The data is about countries.

This horizontal bar chart displays suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) by title of the political leader using the aggregation average, weighted by population in Europe. The data is about countries.

In 2017, there were over *** thousand deaths by suicide in the European Union among men aged between 45 and 54 years, the highest of any demographic shown. Among all age groups, the number of suicides was higher among men compared to women.

In 2016, Belgium was in the top five European countries for its number of suicide casualties. That year, the country held the fifth position behind Lithuania, Latvia, Slovenia, and Hungary. From 2006 to 2020, the number of committed suicides was relatively stable, fluctuating between 1,700 to 2,000 per year. The number of deaths reached a peak in 2011 with 2.084 casualties.

Gender and regional differences

Globally, suicide rates are significantly higher in the male population. Belgium is no exception, from 2006 to 2016, more than double the amount of men committed suicide compared to women. A suicide paradox is often referred to when talking about gender differences. While women have generally more suicidal thoughts than men, men tend to commit suicide more frequently.

From a regional perspective, there were more casualties in the Flemish region than in the Walloon region in 2016. However, the region of Brussels registered the least casualties. That being said, the number of inhabitants of Belgium’s regions put these figures into perspective. In 2019, the Flemish region had more inhabitants than Wallonia and even more than the Brussels-Capital Region.

Euthanasia and assisted suicide in Europe

In Europe, Belgium is one of the fewer countries where euthanasia is legal under certain circumstances. Other European countries who practiced euthanasia in 2016 were Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Euthanasia differs from assisted suicide which is legal in Switzerland, Germany, and the Netherlands. The main difference relies on who does the act, in the case of assisted suicide, it is the patient. Nonetheless, suicide hotlines and help websites are available for people in distress 24/7.

BackgroundThe suicide rate among veterinarians is alarmingly high, being twice that of other medical professionals and four times that of the general population. This study examined the occurrence of suicidal thoughts, tendencies, and mental health challenges among veterinarians in Hungary, Finland, Sweden, Germany, and from other Northern-European countries (Norway, Denmark and Estonia).MethodsAn online questionnaire of 55 items was developed and distributed between July 2021 and February 2022. A total of 724 veterinarians participated: 236 from Hungary, 218 from Finland, 157 from Sweden, 77 from Germany, 26 from Estonia, 5 each from Denmark and Norway. Factors such as country, age, gender, weekly working hours, job position and length of annual leave were assessed. Data were analyzed using Pearson’s chi-square test.ResultsThe results showed that work-related stressors significantly contributed to negative mental health across all surveyed countries. Among these stressors, clients’ expectations for prompt diagnosis were rated particularly high, with a mean of 4.34 ± 0.84 points on a Likert scale of 1 to 5, especially in Germany and Hungary, a difference considered statistically significant (ANOVA: p 

In 2020, the mortality rate from suicide in Spain amounted to **** deaths per 100,000 inhabitants. That year, the region with the highest rate was Asturias, with ***** deaths per ******** inhabitants. In comparison, Melilla reported **** deaths per 100,000 inhabitants due to suicide. That year, close to ************* people died due to suicide and self-inflicted injuries in the European country.

Death rate of a population adjusted to a standard age distribution. As most causes of death vary significantly with people's age and sex, the use of standardised death rates improves comparability over time and between countries, as they aim at measuring death rates independently of different age structures of populations. The standardised death rates used here are calculated on the basis of a standard European population (defined by the World Health Organization). Detailed data for 65 causes of death are available in the database (under the heading 'Data').

The largest number of individuals going to Dignitas for accompanied suicide were from Germany, accounting for ***** individuals between 1998 and 2024. This was around one third of all assisted suicide during this time period.

The global human euthanasia services market is projected to reach USD XXX million by 2033, exhibiting a CAGR of XX% during the forecast period (2023-2033). The rising prevalence of terminal illnesses, increasing acceptance of assisted dying, and legalization of euthanasia in several countries are key drivers fueling market growth. Moreover, the growing elderly population and the increasing demand for end-of-life care services are further contributing to the market expansion. The application segment is classified into hospitals, clinics, and hospice care centers, with hospitals dominating the market due to the availability of advanced medical facilities and specialized healthcare professionals. The types segment includes passive euthanasia, active euthanasia, and physician-assisted suicide, with physician-assisted suicide gaining traction as it provides greater autonomy to patients. Regionally, North America holds a significant share of the market owing to the presence of favorable regulatory frameworks and a high adoption rate of assisted dying practices. Europe is another major market, with countries like the Netherlands, Belgium, and Switzerland having legalized euthanasia. The Asia Pacific region is expected to witness substantial growth in the coming years due to the rising elderly population and increasing awareness of euthanasia as an ethical and humane end-of-life option. Key players in the market include Dignitas, Exit International, and Life Circle, among others. Strategic partnerships, collaborations, and the development of innovative euthanasia methods are expected to shape the competitive landscape in the years to come. This comprehensive report provides a detailed analysis of the human euthanasia services market, with a focus on global and United States markets. The report includes key market insights, industry developments, and emerging trends.

As of 2023, the countries with the highest life expectancy included Switzerland, Japan, and Spain. As of that time, a new-born child in Switzerland could expect to live an average of **** years. Around the world, females consistently have a higher average life expectancy than males, with females in Europe expected to live an average of *** years longer than males on this continent. Increases in life expectancy The overall average life expectancy in OECD countries increased by **** years from 1970 to 2019. The countries that saw the largest increases included Turkey, India, and South Korea. The life expectancy at birth in Turkey increased an astonishing 24.4 years over this period. The countries with the lowest life expectancy worldwide as of 2022 were Chad, Lesotho, and Nigeria, where a newborn could be expected to live an average of ** years. Life expectancy in the U.S. The life expectancy in the United States was ***** years as of 2023. Shockingly, the life expectancy in the United States has decreased in recent years, while it continues to increase in other similarly developed countries. The COVID-19 pandemic and increasing rates of suicide and drug overdose deaths from the opioid epidemic have been cited as reasons for this decrease.

Rail Suicide Prevention Systems Market Outlook

According to our latest research, the global Rail Suicide Prevention Systems market size is valued at USD 1.25 billion in 2024, with an observed compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.4% from 2025 to 2033. By 2033, the market is forecasted to reach USD 2.37 billion, driven by increased public safety initiatives, technological advancements, and growing awareness among rail operators and government agencies. The market’s growth is propelled by the urgent need to reduce rail-related fatalities and the rising adoption of advanced detection and intervention technologies worldwide.

One of the primary growth factors for the Rail Suicide Prevention Systems market is the increasing incidence of rail suicides, which has prompted both public and private stakeholders to invest in robust prevention measures. The psychological and societal impact of rail suicides has driven rail operators and government agencies to prioritize safety, leading to the widespread implementation of physical barriers, detection systems, and emergency intervention technologies. Furthermore, the growing urbanization and expansion of rail networks, especially in densely populated regions, have heightened the need for comprehensive suicide prevention infrastructure, ensuring passenger safety and minimizing service disruptions.

Another significant driver is the rapid advancement in technology, particularly in the fields of AI, video surveillance, and sensor-based systems. Modern rail suicide prevention solutions now leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning to provide real-time monitoring, predictive analytics, and automated interventions. These innovations enable early detection of high-risk behaviors and facilitate timely responses, substantially reducing suicide attempts and fatalities. The integration of smart communication systems and emergency intervention mechanisms further enhances the effectiveness of these solutions, offering multi-layered protection and immediate support for at-risk individuals.

Government regulations and public awareness campaigns have also played a pivotal role in accelerating market growth. Regulatory bodies across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific have introduced stringent safety mandates, compelling rail operators to adopt advanced suicide prevention technologies. In addition, collaborative efforts between mental health organizations, community groups, and transportation authorities have increased awareness regarding rail safety and suicide prevention, fostering a culture of vigilance and proactive intervention. These initiatives have not only improved public perception but have also attracted significant funding and investment in the sector.

Regionally, Asia Pacific remains the fastest-growing market for rail suicide prevention systems, driven by extensive rail network expansions in countries like China, Japan, and India. North America and Europe continue to lead in terms of technological adoption and regulatory frameworks, while Latin America and the Middle East & Africa are gradually increasing their investments in rail safety infrastructure. The regional dynamics reflect varying priorities, with developed markets focusing on technological sophistication and developing regions emphasizing basic safety enhancements and awareness programs.

Product Type Analysis

The Product Type segment in the Rail Suicide Prevention Systems market encompasses physical barriers, detection & monitoring systems, signage & communication systems, emergency intervention systems, and others. Physical barriers, such as platform screen doors and fencing, represent one of the most effective and widely adopted solutions, particularly in urban and high-speed rail environments. These barriers provide a direct method of preventing access to dangerous areas, thereby significantly reducing the risk of suicide attempts. The adoption of physical barriers is especially prominent in regions with high passenger traffic and stringent safety regulations, as they offer a visible and reliable deterrent.

Detection & monitoring systems have gained substantial traction due to their ability to provide real-time surveillance and early warning capabilities. These systems typically utilize a combination of video surveillance, motion sensors, and AI-powered analytics to identify suspicious behavio