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

Bretagne had the highest suicide death rate (age-standardised) of 27 regions in 2016, at 20.2 per 100,000 people. Mayotte had the lowest, at 2.7 per 100,000 people. The median was 14.1 per 100,000 people and the figure for France was 13.2 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest20.2Bretagne
Lowest2.7Mayotte
Median14.127 regions
France13.2History

All regions, 2016

Bretagne: 20.2 per 100,000 peopleBretagne20.2Basse-Normandie: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleBasse-Normandie19.7Poitou-Charentes: 18.8 per 100,000 peoplePoitou-Charentes18.8Franche-Comté: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleFranche-Comté17.8Nord-Pas de Calais: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleNord-Pas de Calais17.8Limousin: 17.4 per 100,000 peopleLimousin17.4Auvergne: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleAuvergne17.3Champagne-Ardenne: 17.1 per 100,000 peopleChampagne-Ardenne17.1Pays de la Loire: 17.1 per 100,000 peoplePays de la Loire17.1Picardie: 16.1 per 100,000 peoplePicardie16.1Centre - Val de Loire: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleCentre - Val de Loire15.4Haute-Normandie: 14.7 per 100,000 peopleHaute-Normandie14.7Languedoc-Roussillon: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleLanguedoc-Roussillon14.4Bourgogne: 14.1 per 100,000 peopleBourgogne14.1Lorraine: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleLorraine13.6Aquitaine: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleAquitaine12.6Alsace: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleAlsace12.1Midi-Pyrénées: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleMidi-Pyrénées11.6Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleProvence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur11.3Guyane: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleGuyane10.8Rhône-Alpes: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleRhône-Alpes10.8La Réunion: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleLa Réunion10.7Corse: 7.8 per 100,000 peopleCorse7.8Ile-de-France: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleIle-de-France6.9Martinique: 6.8 per 100,000 peopleMartinique6.8Guadeloupe: 5.5 per 100,000 peopleGuadeloupe5.5Mayotte: 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

RankRegions2016
per 100,000 people		Change on 2015
1Bretagne20.2-2.4 pts
2Basse-Normandie19.7-0.6 pts
3Poitou-Charentes18.8+1.4 pts
4Franche-Comté17.8-0.8 pts
5Nord-Pas de Calais17.8-1.8 pts
6Limousin17.4-4 pts
7Auvergne17.3+1.5 pts
8Champagne-Ardenne17.1-0.6 pts
9Pays de la Loire17.1-2.2 pts
10Picardie16.1-1.2 pts
11Centre - Val de Loire15.4-1.1 pts
12Haute-Normandie14.7-0.8 pts
13Languedoc-Roussillon14.4+0.1 pts
14Bourgogne14.1-1.1 pts
15Lorraine13.6-1.8 pts
16Aquitaine12.6-2.9 pts
17Alsace12.1-0.2 pts
18Midi-Pyrénées11.6+0.4 pts
19Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur11.3-2.5 pts
20Guyane10.8+3 pts
21Rhône-Alpes10.8-0.3 pts
22La Réunion10.7-1.8 pts
23Corse7.8-1 pts
24Ile-de-France6.9+0.1 pts
25Martinique6.8+1.4 pts
26Guadeloupe5.5-0.3 pts
27Mayotte2.7+1.9 pts

Other periods

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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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) (Regions of France (NUTS 2) by suicide death rate (age-standardised), 2016) [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), Regions of France (NUTS 2) by suicide death rate (age-standardised), 2016. 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/france-regions?period=2016. 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). Regions of France (NUTS 2) by suicide death rate (age-standardised), 2016. 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/france-regions?period=2016.

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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), Regions of France (NUTS 2) by suicide death rate (age-standardised), 2016 [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/france-regions?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Bretagne, with 20.2 per 100,000 people in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Mayotte, with 2.7 per 100,000 people in 2016.

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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