Age-standardized suicide rates in Denmark
Denmark: Age-standardized suicide rates was 7.63 in 2021. βΌ Falling
Age-standardized suicide rates in Denmark, 2000β2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age-standardized suicide rates in Denmark is 7.63, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized suicide rates in Denmark peaked at 12.44 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.63, in 2021.
Denmark ranks 100th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.95 | 9.64 | 12.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.71 | 8.05 | 9.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.94 | 7.63 | 8.25 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 97 Kyrgyzstan 7.79 compare
- 98 Ireland 7.68 compare
- 99 Argentina 7.66 compare
- 101 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 7.61 compare
- 102 Slovakia 7.59 compare
- 103 Costa Rica 7.56 compare
More health data for Denmark
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1019 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,179 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.5473 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4971 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 39,820 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized suicide rates in Denmark?
- Age-standardized suicide rates in Denmark was 7.63 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 12.44 in 2000.
- What is the lowest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.63 in 2021.
- How does Denmark rank for age-standardized suicide rates?
- Denmark ranks 100th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is age-standardized suicide rates rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Age-standardized suicide rates (per 100 000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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