Number of suicides in Spain
Spain: Number of suicides was 4,125 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Number of suicides in Spain, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Spain recorded 4,125 deaths for number of suicides in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of suicides in Spain peaked at 4,125 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3,265 deaths, in 2010.
Spain ranks 23rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Number of suicides in Spain, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,491 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 3,291 deaths | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 3,461 deaths | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 3,584 deaths | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 3,642 deaths | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 3,506 deaths | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 3,343 deaths | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 3,344 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3,578 deaths | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 3,542 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 3,265 deaths | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 3,316 deaths | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 3,617 deaths | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 3,954 deaths | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 3,987 deaths | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 3,692 deaths | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 3,666 deaths | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 3,774 deaths | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 3,639 deaths | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 3,808 deaths | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 4,074 deaths | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 4,125 deaths | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,478 deaths | 3,291 deaths | 3,642 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,672 deaths | 3,265 deaths | 3,987 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,100 deaths | 4,074 deaths | 4,125 deaths | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of suicides in Spain?
- Number of suicides in Spain was 4,125 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 4,125 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of suicides recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,265 deaths in 2010.
- How does Spain rank for number of suicides?
- Spain ranks 23rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of suicides rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.