Suicide rates by age who mdb in Netherlands
Netherlands: Suicide rates by age who mdb was 4.9 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4.9
Change on year
down 22.8%
World rank
52nd
of 109 countries
All-time high
6.72
in 2017
All-time low
0.8692
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Suicide rates by age who mdb in Netherlands, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for suicide rates by age who mdb in Netherlands is 4.9, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 22.8% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide rates by age who mdb in Netherlands peaked at 6.72 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.8692, in 1951.
That places Netherlands 52nd out of 109 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 rates by age who mdb in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.1 | — |
| 1951 | 0.8692 | -58.5% |
| 1952 | 1.25 | +44.0% |
| 1953 | 1.88 | +50.2% |
| 1954 | 1.49 | -20.8% |
| 1955 | 1.1 | -26.1% |
| 1956 | 1.45 | +31.4% |
| 1957 | 1.07 | -26.2% |
| 1958 | 1.73 | +62.5% |
| 1959 | 2.02 | +16.3% |
| 1960 | 1.75 | -13.3% |
| 1961 | 1.24 | -29.2% |
| 1962 | 1.99 | +60.7% |
| 1963 | 2.06 | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 2.34 | +13.7% |
| 1965 | 1.44 | -38.6% |
| 1966 | 2.46 | +71.4% |
| 1967 | 1.84 | -25.3% |
| 1968 | 1.88 | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 2.16 | +15.2% |
| 1970 | 2.43 | +12.5% |
| 1971 | 3.13 | +28.8% |
| 1972 | 2.48 | -20.6% |
| 1973 | 2.55 | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 3.99 | +56.4% |
| 1975 | 3.07 | -23.0% |
| 1976 | 2.35 | -23.4% |
| 1977 | 2.82 | +19.8% |
| 1978 | 2.78 | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 2.58 | -7.2% |
| 1980 | 2.31 | -10.5% |
| 1981 | 2.22 | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 4.07 | +83.0% |
| 1983 | 2.33 | -42.7% |
| 1984 | 2.83 | +21.4% |
| 1985 | 3.57 | +26.1% |
| 1986 | 2.69 | -24.6% |
| 1987 | 3.38 | +25.6% |
| 1988 | 2.36 | -30.1% |
| 1989 | 3.79 | +60.2% |
| 1990 | 4.36 | +15.2% |
| 1991 | 3.13 | -28.2% |
| 1992 | 3.58 | +14.5% |
| 1993 | 4.55 | +26.9% |
| 1994 | 3.55 | -21.9% |
| 1995 | 3.47 | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 4 | +15.4% |
| 1997 | 4.86 | +21.5% |
| 1998 | 4.32 | -11.0% |
| 1999 | 4.54 | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 4.63 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 3.52 | -23.9% |
| 2002 | 4 | +13.4% |
| 2003 | 3.21 | -19.7% |
| 2004 | 3.28 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 3.86 | +17.6% |
| 2006 | 4.42 | +14.7% |
| 2007 | 3.29 | -25.5% |
| 2008 | 2.88 | -12.6% |
| 2009 | 4.44 | +54.4% |
| 2010 | 4.85 | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 3.99 | -17.7% |
| 2012 | 4.62 | +15.8% |
| 2013 | 5.13 | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 5.31 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 4.06 | -23.5% |
| 2016 | 3.8 | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 6.72 | +77.0% |
| 2018 | 4.4 | -34.5% |
| 2019 | 5.96 | +35.3% |
| 2020 | 5.17 | -13.2% |
| 2021 | 4.08 | -21.1% |
| 2022 | 6.35 | +55.4% |
| 2023 | 4.9 | -22.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.5 | 0.8692 | 2.1 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.91 | 1.24 | 2.46 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.82 | 2.35 | 3.99 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.96 | 2.22 | 4.07 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.04 | 3.13 | 4.86 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.75 | 2.88 | 4.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.88 | 3.8 | 6.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.12 | 4.08 | 6.35 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide rates by age who mdb in Netherlands?
- Suicide rates by age who mdb in Netherlands was 4.9 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest suicide rates by age who mdb recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 6.72 in 2017.
- What is the lowest suicide rates by age who mdb recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8692 in 1951.
- How does Netherlands rank for suicide rates by age who mdb?
- Netherlands ranks 52nd out of 109 countries with data for 2023.
- Is suicide rates by age who mdb rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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 rates by age who mdb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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