Suicide rate male female who mdb in Netherlands

Netherlands: Suicide rate male female who mdb was 11.93 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
11.93
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
46th
of 111 countries
All-time high
14.06
in 1984
All-time low
7.39
in 1956
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Suicide rate male female who mdb in Netherlands, 1950–2023

051015195019862023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 11.93 for suicide rate male female who mdb in 2023.

That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, suicide rate male female who mdb in Netherlands peaked at 14.06 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 7.39, in 1956.

That places Netherlands 46th out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Suicide rate male female who mdb in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Suicide rate male female who mdb in Netherlands, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 8.04 —
1951 8.48 +5.5%
1952 8.7 +2.5%
1953 9.01 +3.6%
1954 8.81 -2.2%
1955 7.92 -10.2%
1956 7.39 -6.6%
1957 7.7 +4.2%
1958 8.73 +13.4%
1959 8.97 +2.7%
1960 8.5 -5.2%
1961 8.77 +3.2%
1962 8.12 -7.4%
1963 8.02 -1.3%
1964 8.38 +4.5%
1965 8.75 +4.5%
1966 9.09 +3.9%
1967 8.14 -10.5%
1968 8 -1.8%
1969 9.16 +14.6%
1970 10 +9.1%
1971 9.86 -1.4%
1972 10.01 +1.5%
1973 9.97 -0.4%
1974 10.99 +10.3%
1975 10.68 -2.9%
1976 11.74 +10.0%
1977 11.36 -3.3%
1978 10.82 -4.8%
1979 11.42 +5.6%
1980 12.26 +7.3%
1981 11.62 -5.2%
1982 12.28 +5.7%
1983 13.59 +10.6%
1984 14.06 +3.4%
1985 13.42 -4.5%
1986 12.61 -6.0%
1987 12.38 -1.8%
1988 11.9 -3.8%
1989 11.62 -2.4%
1990 10.99 -5.4%
1991 12.3 +11.9%
1992 12.2 -0.9%
1993 11.95 -2.0%
1994 12.49 +4.5%
1995 11.48 -8.1%
1996 11.87 +3.4%
1997 12.02 +1.3%
1998 11.38 -5.4%
1999 11.34 -0.3%
2000 11.09 -2.2%
2001 10.95 -1.3%
2002 11.49 +5.0%
2003 10.91 -5.1%
2004 10.9 -0.0%
2005 11.42 +4.7%
2006 11.12 -2.6%
2007 9.89 -11.0%
2008 10.29 +4.0%
2009 10.87 +5.7%
2010 11.39 +4.7%
2011 11.54 +1.4%
2012 12.07 +4.5%
2013 12.96 +7.4%
2014 12.25 -5.5%
2015 12.35 +0.9%
2016 12.25 -0.9%
2017 12.61 +3.0%
2018 11.35 -10.0%
2019 11.55 +1.8%
2020 11.52 -0.2%
2021 12.06 +4.6%
2022 12.17 +0.9%
2023 11.93 -2.0%

Netherlands compared with similar countries

  • Netherlands's 11.93 is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.6, 95% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Netherlands's 11.93 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.88, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 8.37 7.39 9.01 10
1960s 8.49 8 9.16 10
1970s 10.68 9.86 11.74 10
1980s 12.57 11.62 14.06 10
1990s 11.8 10.99 12.49 10
2000s 10.89 9.89 11.49 10
2010s 12.03 11.35 12.96 10
2020s 11.92 11.52 12.17 4

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 43 Canada 12.32 compare
  2. 44 Hong Kong 12.16 compare
  3. 45 Switzerland 11.97 compare
  4. 47 Germany 11.83 compare
  5. 48 Romania 11.8 compare
  6. 49 Argentina 11.72 compare

See the full ranking of 111 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is suicide rate male female who mdb in Netherlands?
Suicide rate male female who mdb in Netherlands was 11.93 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest suicide rate male female who mdb recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 14.06 in 1984.
What is the lowest suicide rate male female who mdb recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 7.39 in 1956.
How does Netherlands rank for suicide rate male female who mdb?
Netherlands ranks 46th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
Is suicide rate male female who mdb rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Suicide rate male female who mdb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Suicide rate male female who mdb
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
111 places, 4,842 data points, 1950–2024
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