Suicide mortality rate in Austria
Austria: Suicide mortality rate was 14.51 per 100,000 population in 2021. βΌ Falling
Suicide mortality rate in Austria, 2000β2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for suicide mortality rate in Austria is 14.51 per 100,000 population, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Austria peaked at 19.75 per 100,000 population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14 per 100,000 population, in 2020.
Austria ranks 33rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.41 per 100,000 population | 15.72 per 100,000 population | 19.75 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.86 per 100,000 population | 14.58 per 100,000 population | 16.59 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.25 per 100,000 population | 14 per 100,000 population | 14.51 per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 30 Sri Lanka 14.74 per 100,000 population compare
- 31 Kazakhstan, Republic of 14.6 per 100,000 population compare
- 32 Finland 14.57 per 100,000 population compare
- 34 Moldova, Republic of 14.14 per 100,000 population compare
- 35 Switzerland 14.02 per 100,000 population compare
- 36 Sweden 13.84 per 100,000 population compare
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- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
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- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 50,963 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 48,027 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 49,137 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 46,408 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Austria?
- Suicide mortality rate in Austria was 14.51 per 100,000 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 recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 19.75 per 100,000 population in 2000.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 per 100,000 population in 2020.
- How does Austria rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Austria ranks 33rd out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria 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 (per 100,000 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).