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