SE · 2017 · tps00122

Death due to suicide, by sex

Sweden, 2017

Death due to suicide, by sex
24.2
Sweden, 2017
▲ 3.0% vs 2016 (23.5)
Analysis

In 2017, Sweden's death due to suicide, by sex increased by 3.0% compared to 2016, reaching 24.2.

Sweden accounts for 115.3% of the EU-27 total of 21.0.

Sweden ranks 12th 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 2.4% (from 24.8 in 2012).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00122, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
115.3%
EU-27: 21.0
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
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