EU countries by suicide mortality rate

Lithuania had the highest suicide mortality rate of 27 EU countries in 2014, at 35.5 per 100,000 people. Greece had the lowest, at 5.3 per 100,000 people. The median was 14.2 per 100,000 people. Source: World Health Organization.

Highest35.5Lithuania
Lowest5.3Greece
Median14.227 EU countries

All EU countries, 2014

Lithuania: 35.5 per 100,000 peopleLithuania35.5Latvia: 20.9 per 100,000 peopleLatvia20.9Hungary: 20.6 per 100,000 peopleHungary20.6Slovenia: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia19.5Belgium: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleBelgium19.4Estonia: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleEstonia19.2Poland: 17.4 per 100,000 peoplePoland17.4Croatia: 17 per 100,000 peopleCroatia17Austria: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleAustria16.6France: 15.7 per 100,000 peopleFrance15.7Finland: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleFinland15.5Sweden: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleSweden14.8Czechia: 14.8 per 100,000 peopleCzechia14.8Portugal: 14.2 per 100,000 peoplePortugal14.2Germany: 13.4 per 100,000 peopleGermany13.4Slovakia: 13 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia13Luxembourg: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg12.6Denmark: 12 per 100,000 peopleDenmark12Netherlands: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands11.6Romania: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleRomania11.3Ireland: 10.9 per 100,000 peopleIreland10.9Bulgaria: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria10.6Spain: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleSpain8.6Italy: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleItaly7.3Malta: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleMalta7.1Cyprus: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleCyprus5.7Greece: 5.3 per 100,000 peopleGreece5.3
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 countries2014
per 100,000 people
Change on 2013
1Lithuania35.5-5.3 pts
2Latvia20.9+0.2 pts
3Hungary20.6-1.7 pts
4Slovenia19.5-2.6 pts
5Belgium19.4-0.2 pts
6Estonia19.2+1.1 pts
7Poland17.4-0.9 pts
8Croatia17+0.7 pts
9Austria16.6+0.5 pts
10France15.7-1.3 pts
11Finland15.5-1.7 pts
12Sweden14.8-0.9 pts
13Czechia14.8-0.8 pts
14Portugal14.2+1.7 pts
15Germany13.4-0 pts
16Slovakia13+0.6 pts
17Luxembourg12.6+1.3 pts
18Denmark12-0.1 pts
19Netherlands11.6-0.2 pts
20Romania11.3-0.9 pts
21Ireland10.9-0.2 pts
22Bulgaria10.6-0 pts
23Spain8.6+0.1 pts
24Italy7.3-0.3 pts
25Malta7.1-0 pts
26Cyprus5.7-0.3 pts
27Greece5.3+0.4 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 35.5 per 100,000 people in 2014, according to World Health Organization.

Which EU country has the lowest suicide mortality rate?

Greece, with 5.3 per 100,000 people in 2014.

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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