Number of suicides in Portugal
Portugal: Number of suicides was 1,165 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Number of suicides in Portugal, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2021, number of suicides in Portugal stood at 1,165 deaths.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of suicides in Portugal peaked at 1,481 deaths in 2014 and was at its lowest, 776.53 deaths, in 2000.
Portugal ranks 70th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Number of suicides in Portugal, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 776.53 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 906.96 deaths | +16.8% |
| 2002 | 1,290 deaths | +42.2% |
| 2003 | 1,238 deaths | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 1,113 deaths | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 1,196 deaths | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 1,207 deaths | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1,340 deaths | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 1,386 deaths | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 1,385 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,443 deaths | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 1,300 deaths | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 1,424 deaths | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 1,309 deaths | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 1,481 deaths | +13.1% |
| 2015 | 1,371 deaths | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 1,173 deaths | -14.5% |
| 2017 | 1,241 deaths | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 1,210 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 1,289 deaths | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 1,228 deaths | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 1,165 deaths | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,184 deaths | 776.53 deaths | 1,386 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,324 deaths | 1,173 deaths | 1,481 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,196 deaths | 1,165 deaths | 1,228 deaths | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of suicides in Portugal?
- Number of suicides in Portugal was 1,165 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of suicides recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1,481 deaths in 2014.
- What is the lowest number of suicides recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 776.53 deaths in 2000.
- How does Portugal rank for number of suicides?
- Portugal ranks 70th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of suicides rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of suicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from self-harm in both sexes.