Suicide rates among young people who mdb in Denmark
Denmark: Suicide rates among young people who mdb was 4.09 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
4.09
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
56th
of 109 countries
All-time high
8.96
in 1997
All-time low
1.43
in 2015
Years of data
72
1951–2022
Suicide rates among young people who mdb in Denmark, 1951–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 4.09 for suicide rates among young people who mdb in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide rates among young people who mdb in Denmark peaked at 8.96 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.43, in 2015.
That places Denmark 56th out of 109 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 72 years of available data.
Suicide rates among young people who mdb in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 7.83 | — |
| 1952 | 6.75 | -13.9% |
| 1953 | 7.96 | +18.0% |
| 1954 | 6.53 | -18.0% |
| 1955 | 8.03 | +23.0% |
| 1956 | 7.28 | -9.4% |
| 1957 | 7.09 | -2.6% |
| 1958 | 4.72 | -33.4% |
| 1959 | 5.59 | +18.4% |
| 1960 | 7.61 | +36.2% |
| 1961 | 6.18 | -18.9% |
| 1962 | 5.92 | -4.2% |
| 1963 | 6.99 | +18.1% |
| 1964 | 7.51 | +7.5% |
| 1965 | 4.58 | -39.1% |
| 1966 | 4.49 | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 3.62 | -19.4% |
| 1968 | 3.71 | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 3.21 | -13.3% |
| 1970 | 2.41 | -24.9% |
| 1971 | 5.1 | +111.2% |
| 1972 | 5.09 | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 5.9 | +15.9% |
| 1974 | 5.66 | -4.1% |
| 1975 | 5.13 | -9.4% |
| 1976 | 5.41 | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 4.58 | -15.4% |
| 1978 | 4.24 | -7.3% |
| 1979 | 5.96 | +40.4% |
| 1980 | 6.07 | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 5.66 | -6.7% |
| 1982 | 7.97 | +40.7% |
| 1983 | 5.58 | -30.0% |
| 1984 | 6.94 | +24.4% |
| 1985 | 8.42 | +21.4% |
| 1986 | 6.05 | -28.1% |
| 1987 | 5.11 | -15.6% |
| 1988 | 6.25 | +22.4% |
| 1989 | 4.91 | -21.4% |
| 1990 | 4.89 | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 4.38 | -10.5% |
| 1992 | 3.96 | -9.4% |
| 1993 | 4.36 | +10.1% |
| 1994 | 4.48 | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 5.28 | +17.7% |
| 1996 | 5.49 | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 8.96 | +63.2% |
| 1998 | 6.87 | -23.4% |
| 1999 | 4.94 | -28.0% |
| 2000 | 6.82 | +38.0% |
| 2001 | 6.07 | -11.0% |
| 2002 | 5.28 | -12.9% |
| 2003 | 3.1 | -41.3% |
| 2004 | 4.34 | +40.1% |
| 2005 | 3.24 | -25.5% |
| 2006 | 3.14 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 2.13 | -32.0% |
| 2008 | 3.55 | +66.2% |
| 2009 | 3.18 | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 4.53 | +42.5% |
| 2011 | 3.65 | -19.5% |
| 2012 | 4.75 | +30.1% |
| 2013 | 4.78 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 4.8 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.43 | -70.3% |
| 2016 | 2.86 | +100.6% |
| 2017 | 4.34 | +51.6% |
| 2018 | 4.65 | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 4.38 | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 3.52 | -19.7% |
| 2021 | 4.11 | +16.9% |
| 2022 | 4.09 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.86 | 4.72 | 8.03 | 9 |
| 1960s | 5.38 | 3.21 | 7.61 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.95 | 2.41 | 5.96 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.3 | 4.91 | 8.42 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.36 | 3.96 | 8.96 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.09 | 2.13 | 6.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.02 | 1.43 | 4.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.91 | 3.52 | 4.11 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 53 Philippines 4.47 compare
- 54 Trinidad and Tobago 4.47 compare
- 55 Lithuania 4.4 compare
- 57 Turkmenistan 4.08 compare
- 58 Thailand 4.03 compare
- 59 Germany 3.98 compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.3149 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0758 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.3298 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide rates among young people who mdb in Denmark?
- Suicide rates among young people who mdb in Denmark was 4.09 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest suicide rates among young people who mdb recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 8.96 in 1997.
- What is the lowest suicide rates among young people who mdb recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.43 in 2015.
- How does Denmark rank for suicide rates among young people who mdb?
- Denmark ranks 56th out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is suicide rates among young people who mdb rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Suicide rates among young people who mdb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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