Suicide mortality rate in Poland
Poland: Suicide mortality rate was 13.67 per 100,000 population in 2021. βΌ Falling
Suicide mortality rate in Poland, 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
Poland recorded 13.67 per 100,000 population for suicide mortality rate in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Poland peaked at 19.23 per 100,000 population in 2009 and was at its lowest, 13.25 per 100,000 population, in 2017.
Poland ranks 38th 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 | 17.35 per 100,000 population | 15.77 per 100,000 population | 19.23 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.1 per 100,000 population | 13.25 per 100,000 population | 18.66 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.78 per 100,000 population | 13.67 per 100,000 population | 13.88 per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 35 Switzerland 14.02 per 100,000 population compare
- 36 Sweden 13.84 per 100,000 population compare
- 37 Cuba 13.79 per 100,000 population compare
- 39 Trinidad and Tobago 13.34 per 100,000 population compare
- 40 Least developed countries 5.81 per 100,000 population compare
- 40 Czechia 13.33 per 100,000 population compare
- 41 Eritrea 13.23 per 100,000 population compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.9071 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,693 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 80 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 189,898 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 182,317 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 183,105 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 175,557 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Poland?
- Suicide mortality rate in Poland was 13.67 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 19.23 per 100,000 population in 2009.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.25 per 100,000 population in 2017.
- How does Poland rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Poland ranks 38th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland 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).