Suicide mortality rate in Sweden
Sweden: Suicide mortality rate was 13.84 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate in Sweden, 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 population.
Analysis
In 2021, suicide mortality rate in Sweden stood at 13.84 per 100,000 population.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Sweden peaked at 15.95 per 100,000 population in 2001 and was at its lowest, 13.36 per 100,000 population, in 2020.
That places Sweden 36th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 | 15.2 per 100,000 population | 14.49 per 100,000 population | 15.95 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.7 per 100,000 population | 14.02 per 100,000 population | 15.78 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.6 per 100,000 population | 13.36 per 100,000 population | 13.84 per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 33 Austria 14.51 per 100,000 population compare
- 34 Republic of Moldova 14.14 per 100,000 population compare
- 35 Switzerland 14.02 per 100,000 population compare
- 37 Cuba 13.79 per 100,000 population compare
- 38 Poland 13.67 per 100,000 population compare
- 39 Trinidad and Tobago 13.34 per 100,000 population compare
More health data for Sweden
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.8581 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,109 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 30 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.2091 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.2263 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4962 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Sweden?
- Suicide mortality rate in Sweden was 13.84 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 15.95 per 100,000 population in 2001.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.36 per 100,000 population in 2020.
- How does Sweden rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Sweden ranks 36th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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).