BE · 2021 · tps00202
Suicide death rate by age group
Belgium, 2021
Suicide death rate by age group
23.7
Belgium, 2021
▲ 73.8% vs 2020 (13.6)
Analysis
In 2021, Belgium's suicide death rate by age group increased by 73.8% compared to 2020, reaching 23.7.
Belgium accounts for 180.5% of the EU-27 total of 13.1.
Belgium ranks 6th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 28.3% (from 18.5 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tps00202, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#6 of 26
% of EU-27 total · 2021
180.5%
EU-27: 13.1
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2012 2023
Source:
Eurostat · tps00202