What is male vs. female suicide rate in Belgium?

Male vs. female suicide rate in Belgium was 16.38 deaths per 100,000 population in 2021, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest male vs. female suicide rate recorded in Belgium?

The highest recorded value was 28.82 deaths per 100,000 population in 1984.

What is the lowest male vs. female suicide rate recorded in Belgium?

The lowest recorded value was 16.28 deaths per 100,000 population in 1959.

How does Belgium rank for male vs. female suicide rate?

Belgium ranks 25th out of 111 countries with data for 2021.

Is male vs. female suicide rate rising or falling in Belgium?

Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Belgium data come from?

The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Male vs. female suicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Male vs. female suicide rate in Belgium

Name: Male vs. female suicide rate in Belgium
Creator: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Belgium: Male vs. female suicide rate was 16.38 deaths per 100,000 population in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)

16.38 deaths per 100,000 population

Change on year

down 7.5%

World rank

25th

of 111 countries

All-time high

28.82 deaths per 100,000 population

in 1984

All-time low

16.28 deaths per 100,000 population

in 1959

Years of data

1954–2021

Male vs. female suicide rate in Belgium, 1954–2021

Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 population.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 16.38 deaths per 100,000 population for male vs. female suicide rate in 2021.

That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, male vs. female suicide rate in Belgium peaked at 28.82 deaths per 100,000 population in 1984 and was at its lowest, 16.28 deaths per 100,000 population, in 1959.

Belgium ranks 25th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 68 years of available data.

Male vs. female suicide rate in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Male vs. female suicide rate in Belgium, 1954 to 2021.
Year	deaths per 100,000 population	Change
1954	17.55 deaths per 100,000 population	—
1955	17 deaths per 100,000 population	-3.1%
1956	17.72 deaths per 100,000 population	+4.3%
1957	17.96 deaths per 100,000 population	+1.3%
1958	18.54 deaths per 100,000 population	+3.2%
1959	16.28 deaths per 100,000 population	-12.2%
1960	18.67 deaths per 100,000 population	+14.7%
1961	18.88 deaths per 100,000 population	+1.1%
1962	17.22 deaths per 100,000 population	-8.8%
1963	17.02 deaths per 100,000 population	-1.2%
1964	17.73 deaths per 100,000 population	+4.2%
1965	18.43 deaths per 100,000 population	+4.0%
1966	17.82 deaths per 100,000 population	-3.3%
1967	18.6 deaths per 100,000 population	+4.4%
1968	18.88 deaths per 100,000 population	+1.5%
1969	18.77 deaths per 100,000 population	-0.6%
1970	19.36 deaths per 100,000 population	+3.2%
1971	19.16 deaths per 100,000 population	-1.0%
1972	18.91 deaths per 100,000 population	-1.3%
1973	18.43 deaths per 100,000 population	-2.5%
1974	19.23 deaths per 100,000 population	+4.3%
1975	18.67 deaths per 100,000 population	-2.9%
1976	19.74 deaths per 100,000 population	+5.7%
1977	22.42 deaths per 100,000 population	+13.6%
1978	24.59 deaths per 100,000 population	+9.7%
1979	25.15 deaths per 100,000 population	+2.3%
1980	25.42 deaths per 100,000 population	+1.1%
1981	26.28 deaths per 100,000 population	+3.4%
1982	26.71 deaths per 100,000 population	+1.7%
1983	26.91 deaths per 100,000 population	+0.8%
1984	28.82 deaths per 100,000 population	+7.1%
1985	27.59 deaths per 100,000 population	-4.3%
1986	26.66 deaths per 100,000 population	-3.4%
1987	27.84 deaths per 100,000 population	+4.5%
1988	24.33 deaths per 100,000 population	-12.6%
1989	23.77 deaths per 100,000 population	-2.3%
1990	22.99 deaths per 100,000 population	-3.3%
1991	22.47 deaths per 100,000 population	-2.3%
1992	23.03 deaths per 100,000 population	+2.5%
1993	27.4 deaths per 100,000 population	+19.0%
1994	27.13 deaths per 100,000 population	-1.0%
1995	27.09 deaths per 100,000 population	-0.2%
1996	25.44 deaths per 100,000 population	-6.1%
1997	26.93 deaths per 100,000 population	+5.8%
1998	25.31 deaths per 100,000 population	-6.0%
1999	23.39 deaths per 100,000 population	-7.6%
2000	26.19 deaths per 100,000 population	+12.0%
2001	26.79 deaths per 100,000 population	+2.3%
2002	25.1 deaths per 100,000 population	-6.3%
2003	25.88 deaths per 100,000 population	+3.1%
2004	24.1 deaths per 100,000 population	-6.9%
2005	23.87 deaths per 100,000 population	-1.0%
2006	22.68 deaths per 100,000 population	-5.0%
2007	21.14 deaths per 100,000 population	-6.8%
2008	23.04 deaths per 100,000 population	+9.0%
2009	22.77 deaths per 100,000 population	-1.2%
2010	22.64 deaths per 100,000 population	-0.5%
2011	22.44 deaths per 100,000 population	-0.9%
2012	22.36 deaths per 100,000 population	-0.3%
2013	20.19 deaths per 100,000 population	-9.7%
2014	19.7 deaths per 100,000 population	-2.4%
2015	19.4 deaths per 100,000 population	-1.5%
2016	19.69 deaths per 100,000 population	+1.5%
2017	18.19 deaths per 100,000 population	-7.6%
2018	18.21 deaths per 100,000 population	+0.1%
2019	18.06 deaths per 100,000 population	-0.8%
2020	17.71 deaths per 100,000 population	-1.9%
2021	16.38 deaths per 100,000 population	-7.5%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	17.51 deaths per 100,000 population	16.28 deaths per 100,000 population	18.54 deaths per 100,000 population	6
1960s	18.2 deaths per 100,000 population	17.02 deaths per 100,000 population	18.88 deaths per 100,000 population	10
1970s	20.56 deaths per 100,000 population	18.43 deaths per 100,000 population	25.15 deaths per 100,000 population	10
1980s	26.43 deaths per 100,000 population	23.77 deaths per 100,000 population	28.82 deaths per 100,000 population	10
1990s	25.12 deaths per 100,000 population	22.47 deaths per 100,000 population	27.4 deaths per 100,000 population	10
2000s	24.16 deaths per 100,000 population	21.14 deaths per 100,000 population	26.79 deaths per 100,000 population	10
2010s	20.09 deaths per 100,000 population	18.06 deaths per 100,000 population	22.64 deaths per 100,000 population	10
2020s	17.04 deaths per 100,000 population	16.38 deaths per 100,000 population	17.71 deaths per 100,000 population	2

Countries ranked near Belgium

22 Croatia 16.92 deaths per 100,000 population compare
23 Moldova 16.87 deaths per 100,000 population compare
24 Australia 16.41 deaths per 100,000 population compare
26 France 16.2 deaths per 100,000 population compare
27 Chile 16.16 deaths per 100,000 population compare
28 Austria 15.83 deaths per 100,000 population compare

See the full ranking of 111 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is male vs. female suicide rate in Belgium?: Male vs. female suicide rate in Belgium was 16.38 deaths per 100,000 population in 2021, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest male vs. female suicide rate recorded in Belgium?: The highest recorded value was 28.82 deaths per 100,000 population in 1984.
What is the lowest male vs. female suicide rate recorded in Belgium?: The lowest recorded value was 16.28 deaths per 100,000 population in 1959.
How does Belgium rank for male vs. female suicide rate?: Belgium ranks 25th out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
Is male vs. female suicide rate rising or falling in Belgium?: Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium data come from?: The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Male vs. female suicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Male vs. female suicide rate
Unit: deaths per 100,000 population
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 4,803 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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