What is male vs. female suicide rate in Spain?

Male vs. female suicide rate in Spain was 9.28 deaths per 100,000 population in 2023, 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 Spain?

The highest recorded value was 10.81 deaths per 100,000 population in 1997.

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

The lowest recorded value was 5.72 deaths per 100,000 population in 1974.

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

Spain ranks 64th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Spain 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 Spain

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

Spain: Male vs. female suicide rate was 9.28 deaths per 100,000 population in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

9.28 deaths per 100,000 population

Change on year

down 2.1%

World rank

64th

of 111 countries

All-time high

10.81 deaths per 100,000 population

in 1997

All-time low

5.72 deaths per 100,000 population

in 1974

Years of data

1951–2023

Male vs. female suicide rate in Spain, 1951–2023

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

Analysis

Spain recorded 9.28 deaths per 100,000 population for male vs. female suicide rate in 2023.

The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, male vs. female suicide rate in Spain peaked at 10.81 deaths per 100,000 population in 1997 and was at its lowest, 5.72 deaths per 100,000 population, in 1974.

Spain ranks 64th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Male vs. female suicide rate in Spain, 1951 to 2023.
Year	deaths per 100,000 population	Change
1951	9.66 deaths per 100,000 population	—
1952	9.53 deaths per 100,000 population	-1.4%
1953	9.87 deaths per 100,000 population	+3.6%
1954	9.76 deaths per 100,000 population	-1.1%
1955	9.03 deaths per 100,000 population	-7.6%
1956	8.34 deaths per 100,000 population	-7.6%
1957	8.23 deaths per 100,000 population	-1.3%
1958	7.86 deaths per 100,000 population	-4.5%
1959	8.18 deaths per 100,000 population	+4.1%
1960	8.69 deaths per 100,000 population	+6.1%
1961	8.4 deaths per 100,000 population	-3.3%
1962	7.75 deaths per 100,000 population	-7.8%
1963	7.7 deaths per 100,000 population	-0.5%
1964	7.88 deaths per 100,000 population	+2.2%
1965	7.33 deaths per 100,000 population	-6.9%
1966	7.31 deaths per 100,000 population	-0.3%
1967	6.87 deaths per 100,000 population	-5.9%
1968	6.35 deaths per 100,000 population	-7.7%
1969	6.91 deaths per 100,000 population	+8.9%
1970	6.42 deaths per 100,000 population	-7.1%
1971	6.56 deaths per 100,000 population	+2.1%
1972	6.69 deaths per 100,000 population	+2.0%
1973	6.15 deaths per 100,000 population	-8.1%
1974	5.72 deaths per 100,000 population	-7.0%
1975	5.95 deaths per 100,000 population	+4.0%
1976	6.13 deaths per 100,000 population	+3.1%
1977	6.08 deaths per 100,000 population	-0.9%
1978	6.02 deaths per 100,000 population	-1.0%
1979	6.21 deaths per 100,000 population	+3.2%
1980	6.6 deaths per 100,000 population	+6.3%
1981	6.7 deaths per 100,000 population	+1.4%
1982	6.93 deaths per 100,000 population	+3.4%
1983	8.03 deaths per 100,000 population	+15.9%
1984	9.14 deaths per 100,000 population	+13.9%
1985	8.97 deaths per 100,000 population	-1.9%
1986	9.88 deaths per 100,000 population	+10.2%
1987	9.59 deaths per 100,000 population	-3.0%
1988	10.2 deaths per 100,000 population	+6.4%
1989	10.37 deaths per 100,000 population	+1.7%
1990	9.79 deaths per 100,000 population	-5.6%
1991	9.69 deaths per 100,000 population	-1.1%
1992	9.45 deaths per 100,000 population	-2.5%
1993	10.26 deaths per 100,000 population	+8.6%
1994	10.77 deaths per 100,000 population	+5.0%
1995	10.47 deaths per 100,000 population	-2.8%
1996	10.62 deaths per 100,000 population	+1.4%
1997	10.81 deaths per 100,000 population	+1.8%
1998	10.51 deaths per 100,000 population	-2.8%
1999	9.93 deaths per 100,000 population	-5.6%
2000	10.4 deaths per 100,000 population	+4.8%
2001	9.61 deaths per 100,000 population	-7.6%
2002	9.88 deaths per 100,000 population	+2.8%
2003	10.01 deaths per 100,000 population	+1.3%
2004	9.85 deaths per 100,000 population	-1.6%
2005	9.29 deaths per 100,000 population	-5.7%
2006	8.86 deaths per 100,000 population	-4.6%
2007	8.39 deaths per 100,000 population	-5.4%
2008	9.14 deaths per 100,000 population	+8.9%
2009	9 deaths per 100,000 population	-1.5%
2010	8.14 deaths per 100,000 population	-9.6%
2011	7.98 deaths per 100,000 population	-1.9%
2012	8.81 deaths per 100,000 population	+10.4%
2013	9.43 deaths per 100,000 population	+7.0%
2014	9.48 deaths per 100,000 population	+0.5%
2015	8.56 deaths per 100,000 population	-9.7%
2016	8.43 deaths per 100,000 population	-1.5%
2017	8.59 deaths per 100,000 population	+1.9%
2018	8.29 deaths per 100,000 population	-3.5%
2019	8.74 deaths per 100,000 population	+5.4%
2020	9.01 deaths per 100,000 population	+3.1%
2021	9.24 deaths per 100,000 population	+2.5%
2022	9.48 deaths per 100,000 population	+2.6%
2023	9.28 deaths per 100,000 population	-2.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	8.94 deaths per 100,000 population	7.86 deaths per 100,000 population	9.87 deaths per 100,000 population	9
1960s	7.52 deaths per 100,000 population	6.35 deaths per 100,000 population	8.69 deaths per 100,000 population	10
1970s	6.19 deaths per 100,000 population	5.72 deaths per 100,000 population	6.69 deaths per 100,000 population	10
1980s	8.64 deaths per 100,000 population	6.6 deaths per 100,000 population	10.37 deaths per 100,000 population	10
1990s	10.23 deaths per 100,000 population	9.45 deaths per 100,000 population	10.81 deaths per 100,000 population	10
2000s	9.44 deaths per 100,000 population	8.39 deaths per 100,000 population	10.4 deaths per 100,000 population	10
2010s	8.64 deaths per 100,000 population	7.98 deaths per 100,000 population	9.48 deaths per 100,000 population	10
2020s	9.25 deaths per 100,000 population	9.01 deaths per 100,000 population	9.48 deaths per 100,000 population	4

Countries ranked near Spain

61 Singapore 9.86 deaths per 100,000 population compare
62 Kyrgyzstan 9.5 deaths per 100,000 population compare
63 Colombia 9.39 deaths per 100,000 population compare
65 Martinique 8.9 deaths per 100,000 population compare
66 Guadeloupe 8.86 deaths per 100,000 population compare
67 Slovakia 8.63 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 Spain?: Male vs. female suicide rate in Spain was 9.28 deaths per 100,000 population in 2023, 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 Spain?: The highest recorded value was 10.81 deaths per 100,000 population in 1997.
What is the lowest male vs. female suicide rate recorded in Spain?: The lowest recorded value was 5.72 deaths per 100,000 population in 1974.
How does Spain rank for male vs. female suicide rate?: Spain ranks 64th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
Is male vs. female suicide rate rising or falling in Spain?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain 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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