Suicides of children and adolescents in Sweden
Sweden: Suicides of children and adolescents was 8 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8
Change on year
down 42.9%
World rank
17th
of 17 countries
All-time high
15
in 2020
All-time low
1.98
in 2007
Years of data
18
2007–2024
Suicides of children and adolescents in Sweden, 2007–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for suicides of children and adolescents in Sweden is 8, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 42.9% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicides of children and adolescents in Sweden peaked at 15 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.98, in 2007.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Suicides of children and adolescents in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1.98 | — |
| 2008 | 8 | +305.0% |
| 2009 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 14 | +75.0% |
| 2011 | 11 | -21.4% |
| 2012 | 9 | -18.2% |
| 2013 | 13 | +44.4% |
| 2014 | 10 | -23.1% |
| 2015 | 14 | +40.0% |
| 2016 | 11 | -21.4% |
| 2017 | 14 | +27.3% |
| 2018 | 10 | -28.6% |
| 2019 | 12 | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 15 | +25.0% |
| 2021 | 13 | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 15 | +15.4% |
| 2023 | 14 | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 8 | -42.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.99 | 1.98 | 8 | 3 |
| 2010s | 11.8 | 9 | 14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13 | 8 | 15 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicides of children and adolescents in Sweden?
- Suicides of children and adolescents in Sweden was 8 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest suicides of children and adolescents recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 15 in 2020.
- What is the lowest suicides of children and adolescents recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.98 in 2007.
- How does Sweden rank for suicides of children and adolescents?
- Sweden ranks 17th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is suicides of children and adolescents rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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