What is male vs. female suicide rate in France?

Male vs. female suicide rate in France was 16.2 deaths per 100,000 population in 2022, 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 France?

The highest recorded value was 29.63 deaths per 100,000 population in 1986.

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

The lowest recorded value was 15.17 deaths per 100,000 population in 2017.

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

France ranks 26th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this France 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 France

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

France: Male vs. female suicide rate was 16.2 deaths per 100,000 population in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)

16.2 deaths per 100,000 population

Change on year

up 1.7%

World rank

26th

of 111 countries

All-time high

29.63 deaths per 100,000 population

in 1986

All-time low

15.17 deaths per 100,000 population

in 2017

Years of data

1950–2022

Male vs. female suicide rate in France, 1950–2022

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

Analysis

In 2022, male vs. female suicide rate in France stood at 16.2 deaths per 100,000 population.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, male vs. female suicide rate in France peaked at 29.63 deaths per 100,000 population in 1986 and was at its lowest, 15.17 deaths per 100,000 population, in 2017.

France ranks 26th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 73 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Male vs. female suicide rate in France, 1950 to 2022.
Year	deaths per 100,000 population	Change
1950	22.15 deaths per 100,000 population	—
1951	22.03 deaths per 100,000 population	-0.6%
1952	22.35 deaths per 100,000 population	+1.5%
1953	22.24 deaths per 100,000 population	-0.5%
1954	23.48 deaths per 100,000 population	+5.6%
1955	22.87 deaths per 100,000 population	-2.6%
1956	24.43 deaths per 100,000 population	+6.8%
1957	22.86 deaths per 100,000 population	-6.4%
1958	23.06 deaths per 100,000 population	+0.8%
1959	23.36 deaths per 100,000 population	+1.3%
1960	22.4 deaths per 100,000 population	-4.1%
1961	22.9 deaths per 100,000 population	+2.2%
1962	21.72 deaths per 100,000 population	-5.1%
1963	22.5 deaths per 100,000 population	+3.6%
1964	21.33 deaths per 100,000 population	-5.2%
1965	22.07 deaths per 100,000 population	+3.4%
1966	22.49 deaths per 100,000 population	+1.9%
1967	22.49 deaths per 100,000 population	+0.0%
1968	21.49 deaths per 100,000 population	-4.5%
1969	21.8 deaths per 100,000 population	+1.4%
1970	21.4 deaths per 100,000 population	-1.8%
1971	21.03 deaths per 100,000 population	-1.8%
1972	21.9 deaths per 100,000 population	+4.2%
1973	21.18 deaths per 100,000 population	-3.3%
1974	21.23 deaths per 100,000 population	+0.2%
1975	21.2 deaths per 100,000 population	-0.1%
1976	21.19 deaths per 100,000 population	-0.0%
1977	21.53 deaths per 100,000 population	+1.6%
1978	22.81 deaths per 100,000 population	+5.9%
1979	24.77 deaths per 100,000 population	+8.6%
1980	25.45 deaths per 100,000 population	+2.7%
1981	25.73 deaths per 100,000 population	+1.1%
1982	27.48 deaths per 100,000 population	+6.8%
1983	28.46 deaths per 100,000 population	+3.6%
1984	28.74 deaths per 100,000 population	+1.0%
1985	29.39 deaths per 100,000 population	+2.3%
1986	29.63 deaths per 100,000 population	+0.8%
1987	27.96 deaths per 100,000 population	-5.6%
1988	26.52 deaths per 100,000 population	-5.2%
1989	26.61 deaths per 100,000 population	+0.3%
1990	25.78 deaths per 100,000 population	-3.1%
1991	25.73 deaths per 100,000 population	-0.2%
1992	26.15 deaths per 100,000 population	+1.6%
1993	27.34 deaths per 100,000 population	+4.6%
1994	27.03 deaths per 100,000 population	-1.1%
1995	25.86 deaths per 100,000 population	-4.4%
1996	24.46 deaths per 100,000 population	-5.4%
1997	23.92 deaths per 100,000 population	-2.2%
1998	23.12 deaths per 100,000 population	-3.4%
1999	22.1 deaths per 100,000 population	-4.4%
2000	23.39 deaths per 100,000 population	+5.8%
2001	22.42 deaths per 100,000 population	-4.2%
2002	22.45 deaths per 100,000 population	+0.1%
2003	23.04 deaths per 100,000 population	+2.7%
2004	22.2 deaths per 100,000 population	-3.7%
2005	21.73 deaths per 100,000 population	-2.1%
2006	20.92 deaths per 100,000 population	-3.7%
2007	20.19 deaths per 100,000 population	-3.5%
2008	20.56 deaths per 100,000 population	+1.8%
2009	20.79 deaths per 100,000 population	+1.1%
2010	20.28 deaths per 100,000 population	-2.5%
2011	20.37 deaths per 100,000 population	+0.5%
2012	18.88 deaths per 100,000 population	-7.3%
2013	18.48 deaths per 100,000 population	-2.1%
2014	16.87 deaths per 100,000 population	-8.7%
2015	17.12 deaths per 100,000 population	+1.5%
2016	15.98 deaths per 100,000 population	-6.7%
2017	15.17 deaths per 100,000 population	-5.1%
2018	16.02 deaths per 100,000 population	+5.6%
2019	15.99 deaths per 100,000 population	-0.2%
2020	16.07 deaths per 100,000 population	+0.5%
2021	15.92 deaths per 100,000 population	-0.9%
2022	16.2 deaths per 100,000 population	+1.7%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	22.88 deaths per 100,000 population	22.03 deaths per 100,000 population	24.43 deaths per 100,000 population	10
1960s	22.12 deaths per 100,000 population	21.33 deaths per 100,000 population	22.9 deaths per 100,000 population	10
1970s	21.82 deaths per 100,000 population	21.03 deaths per 100,000 population	24.77 deaths per 100,000 population	10
1980s	27.6 deaths per 100,000 population	25.45 deaths per 100,000 population	29.63 deaths per 100,000 population	10
1990s	25.15 deaths per 100,000 population	22.1 deaths per 100,000 population	27.34 deaths per 100,000 population	10
2000s	21.77 deaths per 100,000 population	20.19 deaths per 100,000 population	23.39 deaths per 100,000 population	10
2010s	17.52 deaths per 100,000 population	15.17 deaths per 100,000 population	20.37 deaths per 100,000 population	10
2020s	16.06 deaths per 100,000 population	15.92 deaths per 100,000 population	16.2 deaths per 100,000 population	3

Countries ranked near France

23 Moldova 16.87 deaths per 100,000 population compare
24 Australia 16.41 deaths per 100,000 population compare
25 Belgium 16.38 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
29 French Guiana 15.5 deaths per 100,000 population compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is male vs. female suicide rate in France?: Male vs. female suicide rate in France was 16.2 deaths per 100,000 population in 2022, 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 France?: The highest recorded value was 29.63 deaths per 100,000 population in 1986.
What is the lowest male vs. female suicide rate recorded in France?: The lowest recorded value was 15.17 deaths per 100,000 population in 2017.
How does France rank for male vs. female suicide rate?: France ranks 26th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
Is male vs. female suicide rate rising or falling in France?: Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this France 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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