SE · 2020 · tps00122

Death due to suicide, by sex

Sweden, 2020

Death due to suicide, by sex
23.8
Sweden, 2020
▼ 6.6% vs 2019 (25.5)
Analysis

In 2020, Sweden's death due to suicide, by sex decreased by 6.6% compared to 2019, reaching 23.8.

Sweden accounts for 116.1% of the EU-27 total of 20.5.

Sweden ranks 11th 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 3.4% (from 24.7 in 2015).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2020
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2020
116.1%
EU-27: 20.5
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
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