Suicide rate, by age in Poland

Poland: Suicide rate, by age was 0.3898 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.3898 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 31.0%
World rank
77th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.7687 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2006
All-time low
0.2506 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2014
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Suicide rate, by age in Poland, 2000–2021

0.20.40.60.82000201020212000: 0.66 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 0.555 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 0.617 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 0.342 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 0.584 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 0.549 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 0.769 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 0.565 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 0.5 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 0.686 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 0.302 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 0.387 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 0.311 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 0.428 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 0.251 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 0.361 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 0.278 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 0.298 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 0.401 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 0.386 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 0.298 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 0.39 deaths per 100,000 people

Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

Poland recorded 0.3898 deaths per 100,000 people for suicide rate, by age in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.0% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, suicide rate, by age in Poland peaked at 0.7687 deaths per 100,000 people in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.2506 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2014.

Poland ranks 77th of 194 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5826 deaths per 100,000 people 0.3422 deaths per 100,000 people 0.7687 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 0.3403 deaths per 100,000 people 0.2506 deaths per 100,000 people 0.4284 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 0.3438 deaths per 100,000 people 0.2977 deaths per 100,000 people 0.3898 deaths per 100,000 people 2

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 74 Finland 0.4192 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 75 Denmark 0.3959 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 76 Laos 0.3926 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 78 Haiti 0.3879 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 79 Gambia 0.3805 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 80 Russia 0.3803 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is suicide rate, by age in Poland?
Suicide rate, by age in Poland was 0.3898 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest suicide rate, by age recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 0.7687 deaths per 100,000 people in 2006.
What is the lowest suicide rate, by age recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2506 deaths per 100,000 people in 2014.
How does Poland rank for suicide rate, by age?
Poland ranks 77th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is suicide rate, by age rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Suicide rate, by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Suicide rate, by age
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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