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Regions of France (NUTS 2) by suicide death rate (age-standardised), 2023

Bretagne had the highest suicide death rate (age-standardised) of 27 regions in 2023, at 20.8 per 100,000 people. Mayotte had the lowest, at 2.7 per 100,000 people. The median was 13.6 per 100,000 people and the figure for France was 13 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest20.8Bretagne
Lowest2.7Mayotte
Median13.627 regions
France13History

All regions, 2023

Bretagne: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleBretagne20.8Limousin: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleLimousin19.7Poitou-Charentes: 19 per 100,000 peoplePoitou-Charentes19Basse-Normandie: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleBasse-Normandie17.3Bourgogne: 16.4 per 100,000 peopleBourgogne16.4Pays de la Loire: 16.2 per 100,000 peoplePays de la Loire16.2Picardie: 15.8 per 100,000 peoplePicardie15.8Champagne-Ardenne: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleChampagne-Ardenne15.5Franche-Comté: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleFranche-Comté15.1Nord-Pas de Calais: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleNord-Pas de Calais14.9Auvergne: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleAuvergne14.7Centre - Val de Loire: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleCentre - Val de Loire14.5Languedoc-Roussillon: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleLanguedoc-Roussillon14.4Haute-Normandie: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleHaute-Normandie13.6Lorraine: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleLorraine13.5Midi-Pyrénées: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleMidi-Pyrénées12.4Aquitaine: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleAquitaine12.1Guyane: 12 per 100,000 peopleGuyane12Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleProvence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur11.7Alsace: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleAlsace11.4Rhône-Alpes: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleRhône-Alpes10.5La Réunion: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleLa Réunion9.7Corse: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleCorse9.5Martinique: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleMartinique8.7Ile-de-France: 8 per 100,000 peopleIle-de-France8Guadeloupe: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleGuadeloupe7.6Mayotte: 2.7 per 100,000 peopleMayotte2.7
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

RankRegions2023
per 100,000 people		Change on 2022
1Bretagne20.8+0.2 pts
2Limousin19.7+1.9 pts
3Poitou-Charentes19+0.3 pts
4Basse-Normandie17.3-3.4 pts
5Bourgogne16.4+1.8 pts
6Pays de la Loire16.2-1.3 pts
7Picardie15.8-0.4 pts
8Champagne-Ardenne15.5+2.8 pts
9Franche-Comté15.1-3.5 pts
10Nord-Pas de Calais14.9-1.2 pts
11Auvergne14.7-3.7 pts
12Centre - Val de Loire14.5-0.9 pts
13Languedoc-Roussillon14.4+0.1 pts
14Haute-Normandie13.6-1.4 pts
15Lorraine13.5-0.6 pts
16Midi-Pyrénées12.4-0.3 pts
17Aquitaine12.1+0.9 pts
18Guyane12-0.8 pts
19Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur11.7-0.8 pts
20Alsace11.4-1.5 pts
21Rhône-Alpes10.5-1.7 pts
22La Réunion9.7+2.1 pts
23Corse9.5-2.5 pts
24Martinique8.7+1.5 pts
25Ile-de-France8-0.2 pts
26Guadeloupe7.6-1.5 pts
27Mayotte2.7+1.2 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 regions 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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Which region has the highest suicide death rate (age-standardised)?

Bretagne, with 20.8 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Mayotte, with 2.7 per 100,000 people in 2023.

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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