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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 2017, at 26 per 100,000 people. Cyprus had the lowest, at 4.1 per 100,000 people. The median was 11.2 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 10.5 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest26Lithuania
Lowest4.1Cyprus
Median11.227 EU countries
European Union (27)10.5History

Map of EU countries, 2017

Austria: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleBelgium: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleCyprus: 4.1 per 100,000 peopleCzechia: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleGermany: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleDenmark: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleEstonia: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleSpain: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleFinland: 15 per 100,000 peopleFrance: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleGreece: 4.5 per 100,000 peopleCroatia: 15 per 100,000 peopleHungary: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleIreland: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleItaly: 6 per 100,000 peopleLithuania: 26 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleLatvia: 18 per 100,000 peopleMalta: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands: 11.2 per 100,000 peoplePoland: 11.7 per 100,000 peoplePortugal: 9.6 per 100,000 peopleRomania: 10 per 100,000 peopleSweden: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia: 7.2 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2017. 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, 2017

Lithuania: 26 per 100,000 peopleLithuania26Slovenia: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia19.5Latvia: 18 per 100,000 peopleLatvia18Estonia: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleEstonia17.2Hungary: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleHungary16.7Belgium: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleBelgium15.4Croatia: 15 per 100,000 peopleCroatia15Finland: 15 per 100,000 peopleFinland15Austria: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleAustria13.8Czechia: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleCzechia13.2France: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleFrance12.8Sweden: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleSweden12.1Poland: 11.7 per 100,000 peoplePoland11.7Netherlands: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands11.2Germany: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleGermany10.5Denmark: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleDenmark10.5Romania: 10 per 100,000 peopleRomania10Bulgaria: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria9.8Portugal: 9.6 per 100,000 peoplePortugal9.6Luxembourg: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg9.4Ireland: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleIreland8.4Spain: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleSpain7.5Slovakia: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia7.2Italy: 6 per 100,000 peopleItaly6Malta: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleMalta5.2Greece: 4.5 per 100,000 peopleGreece4.5Cyprus: 4.1 per 100,000 peopleCyprus4.1Lithuania: 26 per 100,000 peopleLithuania26Slovenia: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia19.5Latvia: 18 per 100,000 peopleLatvia18Estonia: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleEstonia17.2Hungary: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleHungary16.7Belgium: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleBelgium15.4Croatia: 15 per 100,000 peopleCroatia15Finland: 15 per 100,000 peopleFinland15Austria: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleAustria13.8Czechia: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleCzechia13.2France: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleFrance12.8Sweden: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleSweden12.1Poland: 11.7 per 100,000 peoplePoland11.7Netherlands: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands11.2Germany: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleGermany10.5Denmark: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleDenmark10.5Romania: 10 per 100,000 peopleRomania10Bulgaria: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria9.8Portugal: 9.6 per 100,000 peoplePortugal9.6Luxembourg: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg9.4Ireland: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleIreland8.4Spain: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleSpain7.5Slovakia: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia7.2Italy: 6 per 100,000 peopleItaly6Malta: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleMalta5.2Greece: 4.5 per 100,000 peopleGreece4.5Cyprus: 4.1 per 100,000 peopleCyprus4.1
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 countries2017
per 100,000 people		Change on 2016
1Lithuania26-2.3 pts
2Slovenia19.5+1.4 pts
3Latvia18-0.7 pts
4Estonia17.2+2.9 pts
5Hungary16.7-1.3 pts
6Belgium15.4-1.7 pts
7Croatia15-1.2 pts
8Finland15+0.8 pts
9Austria13.8+0.2 pts
10Czechia13.2+0.6 pts
11France12.8-0.4 pts
12Sweden12.1+0.3 pts
13Poland11.7-0.6 pts
14Netherlands11.2-0.1 pts
15Germany10.5-0.8 pts
16Denmark10.5+0.3 pts
17Romania10-0.2 pts
18Bulgaria9.8+0.5 pts
19Portugal9.6+0.7 pts
20Luxembourg9.40 pts
21Ireland8.4-1 pts
22Spain7.5+0.1 pts
23Slovakia7.2-0.3 pts
24Italy6+0.1 pts
25Malta5.2-0.1 pts
26Greece4.5+0.2 pts
27Cyprus4.1+0.2 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), 2017) [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), 2017. 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=2017. 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), 2017. 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=2017.

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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), 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Lithuania, with 26 per 100,000 people in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Cyprus, with 4.1 per 100,000 people in 2017.

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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