Age-standardized suicide rates in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Age-standardized suicide rates was 6.22 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Age-standardized suicide rates in Luxembourg, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, age-standardized suicide rates in Luxembourg stood at 6.22. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.9% on the previous year and down 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized suicide rates in Luxembourg peaked at 12.71 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 6.22, in 2021.
Luxembourg ranks 117th 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.
Age-standardized suicide rates in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.31 | — |
| 2001 | 12.52 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 12.26 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 12.71 | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 9.33 | -26.6% |
| 2005 | 10.36 | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 11.58 | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 10.65 | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 10.42 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 8.63 | -17.1% |
| 2010 | 9.31 | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 9.42 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 8.92 | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 8.84 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 9.97 | +12.8% |
| 2015 | 9.75 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 7.55 | -22.5% |
| 2017 | 7.62 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 7.59 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 8.64 | +13.8% |
| 2020 | 7.67 | -11.2% |
| 2021 | 6.22 | -18.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.08 | 8.63 | 12.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.76 | 7.55 | 9.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.95 | 6.22 | 7.67 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized suicide rates in Luxembourg?
- Age-standardized suicide rates in Luxembourg was 6.22 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 12.71 in 2003.
- What is the lowest age-standardized suicide rates recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.22 in 2021.
- How does Luxembourg rank for age-standardized suicide rates?
- Luxembourg ranks 117th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is age-standardized suicide rates rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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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