BE · 2017 · tps00202

Suicide death rate by age group

Belgium, 2017

Suicide death rate by age group
20.0
Belgium, 2017
▲ 8.1% vs 2016 (18.5)
Analysis

In 2017, Belgium's suicide death rate by age group increased by 8.1% compared to 2016, reaching 20.0.

Belgium accounts for 151.5% of the EU-27 total of 13.2.

Belgium ranks 10th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 18.3% (from 24.4 in 2012).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00202, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#10 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
151.5%
EU-27: 13.2
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2023