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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 2019, at 22.9 per 100,000 people. Malta had the lowest, at 4 per 100,000 people. The median was 11.2 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 10.2 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest22.9Lithuania
Lowest4Malta
Median11.227 EU countries
European Union (27)10.2History

Map of EU countries, 2019

Austria: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleBelgium: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria: 8 per 100,000 peopleCyprus: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleCzechia: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleGermany: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleDenmark: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleEstonia: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleSpain: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleFinland: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleFrance: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleGreece: 4.6 per 100,000 peopleCroatia: 14 per 100,000 peopleHungary: 15.7 per 100,000 peopleIreland: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleItaly: 5.6 per 100,000 peopleLithuania: 22.9 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleLatvia: 15 per 100,000 peopleMalta: 4 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands: 10.5 per 100,000 peoplePoland: 12 per 100,000 peoplePortugal: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleRomania: 9 per 100,000 peopleSweden: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia: 7 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2019. 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, 2019

Lithuania: 22.9 per 100,000 peopleLithuania22.9Slovenia: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia18.2Hungary: 15.7 per 100,000 peopleHungary15.7Belgium: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleBelgium15.3Latvia: 15 per 100,000 peopleLatvia15Estonia: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleEstonia14.9Croatia: 14 per 100,000 peopleCroatia14Finland: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleFinland13.5France: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleFrance13.4Sweden: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleSweden12.8Austria: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleAustria12.3Poland: 12 per 100,000 peoplePoland12Luxembourg: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg11.5Czechia: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleCzechia11.2Denmark: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleDenmark10.6Netherlands: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands10.5Germany: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleGermany10.2Romania: 9 per 100,000 peopleRomania9Portugal: 8.8 per 100,000 peoplePortugal8.8Ireland: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleIreland8.2Bulgaria: 8 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria8Spain: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleSpain7.4Slovakia: 7 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia7Italy: 5.6 per 100,000 peopleItaly5.6Greece: 4.6 per 100,000 peopleGreece4.6Cyprus: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleCyprus4.4Malta: 4 per 100,000 peopleMalta4Lithuania: 22.9 per 100,000 peopleLithuania22.9Slovenia: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia18.2Hungary: 15.7 per 100,000 peopleHungary15.7Belgium: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleBelgium15.3Latvia: 15 per 100,000 peopleLatvia15Estonia: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleEstonia14.9Croatia: 14 per 100,000 peopleCroatia14Finland: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleFinland13.5France: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleFrance13.4Sweden: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleSweden12.8Austria: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleAustria12.3Poland: 12 per 100,000 peoplePoland12Luxembourg: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg11.5Czechia: 11.2 per 100,000 peopleCzechia11.2Denmark: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleDenmark10.6Netherlands: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands10.5Germany: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleGermany10.2Romania: 9 per 100,000 peopleRomania9Portugal: 8.8 per 100,000 peoplePortugal8.8Ireland: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleIreland8.2Bulgaria: 8 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria8Spain: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleSpain7.4Slovakia: 7 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia7Italy: 5.6 per 100,000 peopleItaly5.6Greece: 4.6 per 100,000 peopleGreece4.6Cyprus: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleCyprus4.4Malta: 4 per 100,000 peopleMalta4
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 countries2019
per 100,000 people		Change on 2018
1Lithuania22.9-1.1 pts
2Slovenia18.2+1.4 pts
3Hungary15.7-1.2 pts
4Belgium15.3-0.7 pts
5Latvia15-0.5 pts
6Estonia14.90 pts
7Croatia14-2 pts
8Finland13.5-0.9 pts
9France13.4-0.1 pts
10Sweden12.80 pts
11Austria12.3-1.3 pts
12Poland12+0.3 pts
13Luxembourg11.5+2.5 pts
14Czechia11.2-1.6 pts
15Denmark10.6+0.2 pts
16Netherlands10.5-0.2 pts
17Germany10.2-0.4 pts
18Romania9-1 pts
19Portugal8.8-0.3 pts
20Ireland8.2-1.2 pts
21Bulgaria8-0.8 pts
22Spain7.4+0.2 pts
23Slovakia7-1 pts
24Italy5.6-0.1 pts
25Greece4.6-0.3 pts
26Cyprus4.4-0.2 pts
27Malta4-0.2 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.

How to cite

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), 2019) [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), 2019. 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=2019. 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), 2019. 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=2019.

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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), 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Lithuania, with 22.9 per 100,000 people in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Malta, with 4 per 100,000 people in 2019.

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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