Suicide rates among young women who mdb in Switzerland
Switzerland: Suicide rates among young women who mdb was 6.19 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Suicide rates among young women who mdb in Switzerland, 1951–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for suicide rates among young women who mdb in Switzerland is 6.19, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 62.0% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide rates among young women who mdb in Switzerland peaked at 9.5 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 1.37, in 2011.
Switzerland ranks 25th of 110 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 73 years of available data.
Suicide rates among young women who mdb in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 5.47 | — |
| 1952 | 5.46 | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 8.51 | +55.8% |
| 1954 | 4.87 | -42.8% |
| 1955 | 3.65 | -25.0% |
| 1956 | 4.8 | +31.7% |
| 1957 | 4.64 | -3.4% |
| 1958 | 4.97 | +7.0% |
| 1959 | 5.74 | +15.6% |
| 1960 | 3.94 | -31.4% |
| 1961 | 5.55 | +40.7% |
| 1962 | 4.35 | -21.5% |
| 1963 | 5.43 | +24.7% |
| 1964 | 2.47 | -54.5% |
| 1965 | 4.57 | +85.2% |
| 1966 | 4.65 | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 4.29 | -7.8% |
| 1968 | 4.35 | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 2.65 | -38.9% |
| 1970 | 4.51 | +69.8% |
| 1971 | 4.95 | +10.0% |
| 1972 | 3.54 | -28.6% |
| 1973 | 3.04 | -14.0% |
| 1974 | 6.04 | +98.5% |
| 1975 | 7.34 | +21.6% |
| 1976 | 3.89 | -47.1% |
| 1977 | 8.57 | +120.5% |
| 1978 | 8.02 | -6.5% |
| 1979 | 9.5 | +18.5% |
| 1980 | 6.87 | -27.6% |
| 1981 | 5.57 | -18.9% |
| 1982 | 3.17 | -43.2% |
| 1983 | 4.41 | +39.3% |
| 1984 | 3.68 | -16.6% |
| 1985 | 5.44 | +47.8% |
| 1986 | 3.86 | -29.0% |
| 1987 | 3.52 | -8.8% |
| 1988 | 4.08 | +15.8% |
| 1989 | 5.14 | +26.0% |
| 1990 | 4.81 | -6.4% |
| 1991 | 3.94 | -18.0% |
| 1992 | 3.04 | -22.8% |
| 1993 | 2.57 | -15.5% |
| 1994 | 3.11 | +20.7% |
| 1995 | 7.22 | +132.4% |
| 1996 | 3.58 | -50.3% |
| 1997 | 4.07 | +13.6% |
| 1998 | 4.53 | +11.2% |
| 1999 | 5.98 | +32.1% |
| 2000 | 3.96 | -33.9% |
| 2001 | 6.37 | +61.0% |
| 2002 | 4.87 | -23.5% |
| 2003 | 4.83 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 5.23 | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 5.16 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 3.7 | -28.3% |
| 2007 | 6.38 | +72.4% |
| 2008 | 5.87 | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 4.51 | -23.1% |
| 2010 | 3.63 | -19.6% |
| 2011 | 1.37 | -62.3% |
| 2012 | 1.38 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 4.64 | +236.0% |
| 2014 | 2.78 | -40.2% |
| 2015 | 3.75 | +34.9% |
| 2016 | 2.83 | -24.4% |
| 2017 | 2.87 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 3.86 | +34.8% |
| 2019 | 1.95 | -49.6% |
| 2020 | 5.28 | +170.9% |
| 2021 | 5.27 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 3.82 | -27.5% |
| 2023 | 6.19 | +62.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 6.19 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.16, 2.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 6.19 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.68, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Suicide rates among young women who mdb in Switzerland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +236.0% | 1.38 | 4.64 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.35 | 3.65 | 8.51 | 9 |
| 1960s | 4.22 | 2.47 | 5.55 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.94 | 3.04 | 9.5 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.57 | 3.17 | 6.87 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.29 | 2.57 | 7.22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.09 | 3.7 | 6.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.91 | 1.37 | 4.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.14 | 3.82 | 6.19 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide rates among young women who mdb in Switzerland?
- Suicide rates among young women who mdb in Switzerland was 6.19 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest suicide rates among young women who mdb recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5 in 1979.
- What is the lowest suicide rates among young women who mdb recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.37 in 2011.
- How does Switzerland rank for suicide rates among young women who mdb?
- Switzerland ranks 25th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is suicide rates among young women who mdb rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Suicide rates among young women who mdb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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