Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) was 9.2 per 100,000 female population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate, female in Switzerland, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 female population.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 9.2 per 100,000 female population for suicide mortality rate, female in 2021.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, female in Switzerland peaked at 14.21 per 100,000 female population in 2002 and was at its lowest, 8.41 per 100,000 female population, in 2016.
Switzerland ranks 15th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.53 per 100,000 female population | — |
| 2001 | 12.26 per 100,000 female population | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 14.21 per 100,000 female population | +15.9% |
| 2003 | 13.18 per 100,000 female population | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 12.6 per 100,000 female population | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 12.56 per 100,000 female population | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 13.46 per 100,000 female population | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 13.43 per 100,000 female population | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 13.3 per 100,000 female population | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 9.25 per 100,000 female population | -30.5% |
| 2010 | 9.21 per 100,000 female population | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 9.21 per 100,000 female population | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9.34 per 100,000 female population | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 9.25 per 100,000 female population | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 9.73 per 100,000 female population | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 9.46 per 100,000 female population | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 8.41 per 100,000 female population | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 8.87 per 100,000 female population | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 9.82 per 100,000 female population | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 9.3 per 100,000 female population | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 9.32 per 100,000 female population | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 9.2 per 100,000 female population | -1.3% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 9.2 per 100,000 female population is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.63 per 100,000 female population, 2.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 9.2 per 100,000 female population is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.19 per 100,000 female population, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) in Switzerland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -30.5% | 13.3 per 100,000 female population | 9.25 per 100,000 female population |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.68 per 100,000 female population | 9.25 per 100,000 female population | 14.21 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.26 per 100,000 female population | 8.41 per 100,000 female population | 9.82 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.26 per 100,000 female population | 9.2 per 100,000 female population | 9.32 per 100,000 female population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 12 Solomon Islands 9.56 per 100,000 female population compare
- 13 France 9.52 per 100,000 female population compare
- 14 Iceland 9.3 per 100,000 female population compare
- 16 Lithuania 9.16 per 100,000 female population compare
- 17 Finland 8.77 per 100,000 female population compare
- 18 Sweden 8.7 per 100,000 female population compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0233 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.0927 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, female in Switzerland?
- Suicide mortality rate, female in Switzerland was 9.2 per 100,000 female population in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest suicide mortality rate, female recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 14.21 per 100,000 female population in 2002.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, female recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.41 per 100,000 female population in 2016.
- How does Switzerland rank for suicide mortality rate, female?
- Switzerland ranks 15th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, female rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).