EU countries by suicide mortality rate

Lithuania had the highest suicide mortality rate of 27 EU countries in 2013, at 40.8 per 100,000 people. Greece had the lowest, at 4.9 per 100,000 people. The median was 13.5 per 100,000 people. Source: World Health Organization.

Highest40.8Lithuania
Lowest4.9Greece
Median13.527 EU countries

All EU countries, 2013

Lithuania: 40.8 per 100,000 peopleLithuania40.8Hungary: 22.3 per 100,000 peopleHungary22.3Slovenia: 22.2 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia22.2Latvia: 20.8 per 100,000 peopleLatvia20.8Belgium: 19.6 per 100,000 peopleBelgium19.6Poland: 18.2 per 100,000 peoplePoland18.2Estonia: 18.1 per 100,000 peopleEstonia18.1Finland: 17.2 per 100,000 peopleFinland17.2France: 17 per 100,000 peopleFrance17Croatia: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleCroatia16.3Austria: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleAustria16.1Sweden: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleSweden15.8Czechia: 15.7 per 100,000 peopleCzechia15.7Germany: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleGermany13.5Portugal: 12.5 per 100,000 peoplePortugal12.5Slovakia: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia12.3Romania: 12.2 per 100,000 peopleRomania12.2Denmark: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleDenmark12.1Netherlands: 11.8 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands11.8Luxembourg: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg11.3Ireland: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleIreland11.1Bulgaria: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria10.6Spain: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleSpain8.5Italy: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleItaly7.6Malta: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleMalta7.1Cyprus: 6 per 100,000 peopleCyprus6Greece: 4.9 per 100,000 peopleGreece4.9
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 countries2013
per 100,000 people
Change on 2012
1Lithuania40.8+5.7 pts
2Hungary22.3-2.7 pts
3Slovenia22.2+0.4 pts
4Latvia20.8-2.9 pts
5Belgium19.6-1.3 pts
6Poland18.2-0.3 pts
7Estonia18.1-1.3 pts
8Finland17.2+0.3 pts
9France17-0.2 pts
10Croatia16.3-1.9 pts
11Austria16.1-0.1 pts
12Sweden15.8+0.9 pts
13Czechia15.7-1 pts
14Germany13.5+0.6 pts
15Portugal12.5-1 pts
16Slovakia12.3-0.3 pts
17Romania12.2-0.4 pts
18Denmark12.1-0.8 pts
19Netherlands11.8+1.1 pts
20Luxembourg11.3-0 pts
21Ireland11.1-1.3 pts
22Bulgaria10.6-2.1 pts
23Spain8.5+0.8 pts
24Italy7.6-0 pts
25Malta7.1+1 pts
26Cyprus6+0.3 pts
27Greece4.9+0.2 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 40.8 per 100,000 people in 2013, according to World Health Organization.

Which EU country has the lowest suicide mortality rate?

Greece, with 4.9 per 100,000 people in 2013.

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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