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EU countries by suicide death rate (age-standardised)

Lithuania had the highest suicide death rate (age-standardised) of 27 EU countries in 2013, at 36.1 per 100,000 people. Greece had the lowest, at 4.8 per 100,000 people. The median was 12.2 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 12.2 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest36.1Lithuania
Lowest4.8Greece
Median12.227 EU countries
European Union (27)12.2History

Map of EU countries, 2013

Austria: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleBelgium: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleCyprus: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleCzechia: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleGermany: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleDenmark: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleEstonia: 17 per 100,000 peopleSpain: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleFinland: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleFrance: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleGreece: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleCroatia: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleHungary: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleIreland: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleItaly: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleLithuania: 36.1 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleLatvia: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleMalta: 5 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands: 11.3 per 100,000 peoplePoland: 16.4 per 100,000 peoplePortugal: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleRomania: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleSweden: 13 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia: 12.1 per 100,000 people
  • Under 9.4
  • 9.4 to 12
  • 12 to 15
  • 15 to 17
  • 17 and over
per 100,000 people, 2013. Source: Eurostat, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 X60-X84_Y870 (hlth_cd_asdr2). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2013

Lithuania: 36.1 per 100,000 peopleLithuania36.1Slovenia: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia21.7Hungary: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleHungary21.1Latvia: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleLatvia19.1Belgium: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleBelgium17.3Estonia: 17 per 100,000 peopleEstonia17Finland: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleFinland16.4Poland: 16.4 per 100,000 peoplePoland16.4Croatia: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleCroatia16.2France: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleFrance15.5Austria: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleAustria15.4Czechia: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleCzechia15.2Sweden: 13 per 100,000 peopleSweden13Romania: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleRomania12.2Slovakia: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia12.1Germany: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleGermany11.9Netherlands: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands11.3Denmark: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleDenmark11.3Ireland: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleIreland11.1Bulgaria: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria9.8Portugal: 9.8 per 100,000 peoplePortugal9.8Luxembourg: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg9.3Spain: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleSpain8.1Italy: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleItaly6.6Cyprus: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleCyprus5.2Malta: 5 per 100,000 peopleMalta5Greece: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleGreece4.8Lithuania: 36.1 per 100,000 peopleLithuania36.1Slovenia: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia21.7Hungary: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleHungary21.1Latvia: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleLatvia19.1Belgium: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleBelgium17.3Estonia: 17 per 100,000 peopleEstonia17Finland: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleFinland16.4Poland: 16.4 per 100,000 peoplePoland16.4Croatia: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleCroatia16.2France: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleFrance15.5Austria: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleAustria15.4Czechia: 15.2 per 100,000 peopleCzechia15.2Sweden: 13 per 100,000 peopleSweden13Romania: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleRomania12.2Slovakia: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia12.1Germany: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleGermany11.9Netherlands: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands11.3Denmark: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleDenmark11.3Ireland: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleIreland11.1Bulgaria: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria9.8Portugal: 9.8 per 100,000 peoplePortugal9.8Luxembourg: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg9.3Spain: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleSpain8.1Italy: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleItaly6.6Cyprus: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleCyprus5.2Malta: 5 per 100,000 peopleMalta5Greece: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleGreece4.8
per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 X60-X84_Y870 (hlth_cd_asdr2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2013
per 100,000 people		Change on 2012
1Lithuania36.1+5.4 pts
2Slovenia21.7+0.1 pts
3Hungary21.1-2.3 pts
4Latvia19.1-2.8 pts
5Belgium17.3-1.5 pts
6Estonia17-1.4 pts
7Finland16.4+0.2 pts
8Poland16.4-0.4 pts
9Croatia16.2-0.9 pts
10France15.5-0.3 pts
11Austria15.4+0.2 pts
12Czechia15.2-0.8 pts
13Sweden13+0.6 pts
14Romania12.2-0.4 pts
15Slovakia12.1+1 pts
16Germany11.9+0.1 pts
17Netherlands11.3+0.7 pts
18Denmark11.3-1 pts
19Ireland11.1-1 pts
20Bulgaria9.8-2.3 pts
20Portugal9.8-0.2 pts
22Luxembourg9.3-1.4 pts
23Spain8.1+0.7 pts
24Italy6.6-0 pts
25Cyprus5.2+1.4 pts
26Malta5-1.4 pts
27Greece4.8+0.3 pts

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About this ranking

Deaths from [object Object] (ICD-10 X60 to X84 and Y87.0) per 100,000 inhabitants, age-standardised to the revised European Standard Population of 2013. Both sexes, all ages, by place of residence (Eurostat causes of death statistics).

suicide_rate (WHO) is a crude rate adjusted by WHO for under-reporting, so the two series differ. Age standardisation removes the effect of different age structures, so EU countries and regions can be compared with each other. US age-adjusted rates use the 2000 US standard population and are not comparable with these. Death certification and cause coding differ between countries, and Eurostat flags some values as following a different definition. Eurostat publishes these rates about two and a half years after the reference year.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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Eurostat. Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 X60-X84_Y870 (hlth_cd_asdr2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 X60-X84_Y870 (hlth_cd_asdr2) (EU countries by suicide death rate (age-standardised), 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table

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Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 X60-X84_Y870 (hlth_cd_asdr2), EU countries by suicide death rate (age-standardised), 2013. Eurostat, European Commission, 8 June 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/suicide-death-rate-age-standardised/eu-countries?period=2013. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 X60-X84_Y870 (hlth_cd_asdr2). EU countries by suicide death rate (age-standardised), 2013. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/suicide-death-rate-age-standardised/eu-countries?period=2013.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 X60-X84_Y870 (hlth_cd_asdr2), EU countries by suicide death rate (age-standardised), 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/suicide-death-rate-age-standardised/eu-countries?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest suicide death rate (age-standardised)?

Lithuania, with 36.1 per 100,000 people in 2013, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest suicide death rate (age-standardised)?

Greece, with 4.8 per 100,000 people in 2013.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 X60-X84_Y870 (hlth_cd_asdr2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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