What is male vs. female suicide rate in Poland?

Male vs. female suicide rate in Poland was 17.83 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 Poland?

The highest recorded value was 25.46 deaths per 100,000 population in 2009.

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

The lowest recorded value was 12.68 deaths per 100,000 population in 1959.

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

Poland ranks 18th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Poland 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 Poland

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

Poland: Male vs. female suicide rate was 17.83 deaths per 100,000 population in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)

17.83 deaths per 100,000 population

Change on year

down 1.3%

World rank

18th

of 111 countries

All-time high

25.46 deaths per 100,000 population

in 2009

All-time low

12.68 deaths per 100,000 population

in 1959

Years of data

1959–2022

Male vs. female suicide rate in Poland, 1959–2022

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for male vs. female suicide rate in Poland is 17.83 deaths per 100,000 population, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, male vs. female suicide rate in Poland peaked at 25.46 deaths per 100,000 population in 2009 and was at its lowest, 12.68 deaths per 100,000 population, in 1959.

Poland ranks 18th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Male vs. female suicide rate in Poland, 1959 to 2022.
Year	deaths per 100,000 population	Change
1959	12.68 deaths per 100,000 population	—
1960	15.24 deaths per 100,000 population	+20.2%
1961	16.48 deaths per 100,000 population	+8.1%
1962	17.01 deaths per 100,000 population	+3.2%
1963	15.88 deaths per 100,000 population	-6.6%
1964	15.59 deaths per 100,000 population	-1.9%
1965	16.59 deaths per 100,000 population	+6.4%
1966	18.31 deaths per 100,000 population	+10.4%
1967	18.61 deaths per 100,000 population	+1.7%
1968	19.28 deaths per 100,000 population	+3.6%
1969	19.64 deaths per 100,000 population	+1.9%
1970	19.86 deaths per 100,000 population	+1.1%
1971	20.48 deaths per 100,000 population	+3.1%
1972	20.81 deaths per 100,000 population	+1.6%
1973	20.09 deaths per 100,000 population	-3.5%
1974	18.91 deaths per 100,000 population	-5.9%
1975	19.47 deaths per 100,000 population	+3.0%
1976	20.64 deaths per 100,000 population	+6.0%
1977	21.18 deaths per 100,000 population	+2.6%
1978	22.77 deaths per 100,000 population	+7.5%
1979	21.77 deaths per 100,000 population	-4.4%
1983	20.76 deaths per 100,000 population	-4.7%
1984	23.47 deaths per 100,000 population	+13.1%
1985	22.49 deaths per 100,000 population	-4.2%
1986	22.06 deaths per 100,000 population	-1.9%
1987	22.33 deaths per 100,000 population	+1.2%
1988	20.44 deaths per 100,000 population	-8.5%
1989	19.21 deaths per 100,000 population	-6.0%
1990	21.81 deaths per 100,000 population	+13.5%
1991	23.52 deaths per 100,000 population	+7.9%
1992	24.78 deaths per 100,000 population	+5.3%
1993	24.15 deaths per 100,000 population	-2.5%
1994	23.88 deaths per 100,000 population	-1.1%
1995	23.24 deaths per 100,000 population	-2.7%
1996	22.86 deaths per 100,000 population	-1.6%
1999	23.99 deaths per 100,000 population	+4.9%
2000	24.1 deaths per 100,000 population	+0.4%
2001	24.36 deaths per 100,000 population	+1.1%
2002	23.82 deaths per 100,000 population	-2.2%
2003	23.73 deaths per 100,000 population	-0.4%
2004	24.49 deaths per 100,000 population	+3.2%
2005	24.16 deaths per 100,000 population	-1.3%
2006	23.11 deaths per 100,000 population	-4.4%
2007	20.85 deaths per 100,000 population	-9.8%
2008	22.62 deaths per 100,000 population	+8.5%
2009	25.46 deaths per 100,000 population	+12.6%
2010	25.08 deaths per 100,000 population	-1.5%
2011	24.26 deaths per 100,000 population	-3.3%
2012	25.02 deaths per 100,000 population	+3.1%
2013	24.23 deaths per 100,000 population	-3.1%
2014	23.24 deaths per 100,000 population	-4.1%
2015	21.19 deaths per 100,000 population	-8.8%
2016	18.34 deaths per 100,000 population	-13.4%
2017	17.54 deaths per 100,000 population	-4.4%
2018	17.45 deaths per 100,000 population	-0.5%
2019	17.9 deaths per 100,000 population	+2.6%
2020	17.85 deaths per 100,000 population	-0.3%
2021	18.06 deaths per 100,000 population	+1.2%
2022	17.83 deaths per 100,000 population	-1.3%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	12.68 deaths per 100,000 population	12.68 deaths per 100,000 population	12.68 deaths per 100,000 population	1
1960s	17.26 deaths per 100,000 population	15.24 deaths per 100,000 population	19.64 deaths per 100,000 population	10
1970s	20.6 deaths per 100,000 population	18.91 deaths per 100,000 population	22.77 deaths per 100,000 population	10
1980s	21.54 deaths per 100,000 population	19.21 deaths per 100,000 population	23.47 deaths per 100,000 population	7
1990s	23.53 deaths per 100,000 population	21.81 deaths per 100,000 population	24.78 deaths per 100,000 population	8
2000s	23.67 deaths per 100,000 population	20.85 deaths per 100,000 population	25.46 deaths per 100,000 population	10
2010s	21.43 deaths per 100,000 population	17.45 deaths per 100,000 population	25.08 deaths per 100,000 population	10
2020s	17.92 deaths per 100,000 population	17.83 deaths per 100,000 population	18.06 deaths per 100,000 population	3

Countries ranked near Poland

15 Estonia 19.07 deaths per 100,000 population compare
16 Russian Federation 18.38 deaths per 100,000 population compare
17 Cuba 18.02 deaths per 100,000 population compare
19 Finland 17.49 deaths per 100,000 population compare
20 New Zealand 17.41 deaths per 100,000 population compare
21 Mauritius 17.24 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 Poland?: Male vs. female suicide rate in Poland was 17.83 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 Poland?: The highest recorded value was 25.46 deaths per 100,000 population in 2009.
What is the lowest male vs. female suicide rate recorded in Poland?: The lowest recorded value was 12.68 deaths per 100,000 population in 1959.
How does Poland rank for male vs. female suicide rate?: Poland ranks 18th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
Is male vs. female suicide rate rising or falling in Poland?: Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Poland 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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