Suicides of children and adolescents in Romania
Romania: Suicides of children and adolescents was 15 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
15
Change on year
up 7.1%
World rank
15th
of 17 countries
All-time high
23
in 2019
All-time low
2.57
in 2007
Years of data
18
2007–2024
Suicides of children and adolescents in Romania, 2007–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for suicides of children and adolescents in Romania is 15, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 87.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicides of children and adolescents in Romania peaked at 23 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.57, in 2007.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Suicides of children and adolescents in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2.57 | — |
| 2008 | 8 | +211.4% |
| 2009 | 19 | +137.5% |
| 2010 | 11 | -42.1% |
| 2011 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 4 | -60.0% |
| 2013 | 7 | +75.0% |
| 2014 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 12 | +50.0% |
| 2016 | 10 | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 19 | +72.7% |
| 2019 | 23 | +21.1% |
| 2020 | 19 | -17.4% |
| 2021 | 22 | +15.8% |
| 2022 | 18 | -18.2% |
| 2023 | 14 | -22.2% |
| 2024 | 15 | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.86 | 2.57 | 19 | 3 |
| 2010s | 11.5 | 4 | 23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.6 | 14 | 22 | 5 |
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More health data for Romania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.59 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0845 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,419 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 113 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 8.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0246 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 8.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0155 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicides of children and adolescents in Romania?
- Suicides of children and adolescents in Romania was 15 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest suicides of children and adolescents recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 23 in 2019.
- What is the lowest suicides of children and adolescents recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.57 in 2007.
- How does Romania rank for suicides of children and adolescents?
- Romania ranks 15th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is suicides of children and adolescents rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Suicides of children and adolescents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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