EU countries by suicide mortality rate

Lithuania had the highest suicide mortality rate of 27 EU countries in 2010, at 37.5 per 100,000 people. Greece had the lowest, at 3.4 per 100,000 people. The median was 13.7 per 100,000 people. Source: World Health Organization.

Highest37.5Lithuania
Lowest3.4Greece
Median13.727 EU countries

All EU countries, 2010

Lithuania: 37.5 per 100,000 peopleLithuania37.5Hungary: 25.6 per 100,000 peopleHungary25.6Latvia: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleLatvia22.7Slovenia: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia20.6Belgium: 20.5 per 100,000 peopleBelgium20.5Poland: 18.7 per 100,000 peoplePoland18.7Finland: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleFinland18.6Estonia: 18.3 per 100,000 peopleEstonia18.3France: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleFrance18.2Croatia: 18 per 100,000 peopleCroatia18Austria: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleAustria16.1Czechia: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleCzechia15.1Sweden: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleSweden14.6Slovakia: 13.7 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia13.7Portugal: 13.6 per 100,000 peoplePortugal13.6Germany: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleGermany13.2Romania: 13.2 per 100,000 peopleRomania13.2Bulgaria: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria12.4Ireland: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleIreland12.1Denmark: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleDenmark11.7Luxembourg: 11.7 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg11.7Netherlands: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands9.8Malta: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleMalta7.6Spain: 7 per 100,000 peopleSpain7Italy: 7 per 100,000 peopleItaly7Cyprus: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleCyprus5.2Greece: 3.4 per 100,000 peopleGreece3.4
per 100,000 people. Source: World Health Organization, Suicide mortality rate (per 100 000 population), both sexes, all ages (SDGSUICIDE). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2010
per 100,000 people
Change on 2009
1Lithuania37.5-1.8 pts
2Hungary25.6+0.3 pts
3Latvia22.7-3.7 pts
4Slovenia20.6-1.7 pts
5Belgium20.5-0 pts
6Poland18.7-0.6 pts
7Finland18.6-1.7 pts
8Estonia18.3-3.8 pts
9France18.2-0.2 pts
10Croatia18-0.1 pts
11Austria16.1+0.2 pts
12Czechia15.1+0.1 pts
13Sweden14.6-1.1 pts
14Slovakia13.7+0.6 pts
15Portugal13.6+0.6 pts
16Germany13.2+0.5 pts
17Romania13.2+1 pts
18Bulgaria12.4+0.1 pts
19Ireland12.1-2 pts
20Denmark11.7-1 pts
21Luxembourg11.7+0.7 pts
22Netherlands9.8+0.4 pts
23Malta7.6+0.6 pts
24Spain7-0.6 pts
25Italy7-0.1 pts
26Cyprus5.2+0.7 pts
27Greece3.4-0.1 pts

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About this ranking

Suicide deaths in the year per 100,000 population, both sexes and all ages (SDG indicator 3.4.2). Crude rate, not age-standardized. WHO Global Health Estimates.

WHO adjusts registered deaths for under-reporting and models countries without reliable death registration, so values differ from national counts of registered suicides. Values are served with every decimal WHO publishes. WHO revises these series, past years included, when new national reports or estimates come in, so values can change between retrievals.

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

World Health Organization, data.who.int. Suicide mortality rate (per 100 000 population), both sexes, all ages (SDGSUICIDE) [Indicator]. https://data.who.int/indicators/i/F08B4FD/16BBF41 (Accessed on 2026-10-12). Licensed under CC BY 4.0. No changes made to source values. WHO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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Questions

Which EU country has the highest suicide mortality rate?

Lithuania, with 37.5 per 100,000 people in 2010, according to World Health Organization.

Which EU country has the lowest suicide mortality rate?

Greece, with 3.4 per 100,000 people in 2010.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: World Health Organization, Suicide mortality rate (per 100 000 population), both sexes, all ages (SDGSUICIDE). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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