Cyprus recorded the lowest standardised suicide death rate among EU member states in 2023, at 3.5 deaths per 100,000 people, according to Eurostat data. It was followed by Greece, with 4.3 deaths per 100,000, and Malta, with 5.5. At the other end of the ranking, Lithuania recorded the highest rate, at 18.8 deaths per 100,000, followed by Slovenia at 16.4 and Hungary at 16.1.
Across the EU, 48,370 people died as a result of intentional self-harm in 2023, accounting for around 1% of all deaths in the bloc. The EU suicide death rate stood at 10.4 deaths per 100,000 people, down slightly from 10.6 in 2022 and from 12.2 in 2013.
There was also a significant difference between men and women. Based on the crude death rate, there were 16.9 suicide deaths per 100,000 men in the EU in 2023, compared with 5 per 100,000 women. Men accounted for 76.4% of all suicide deaths in the EU.
Lithuania recorded the highest rate, at 18.8 deaths per 100,000 people, followed by Slovenia at 16.4 and Hungary at 16.1.
The proportion varied considerably between member states. The Netherlands recorded the lowest share of men among suicide deaths, at 70.2%, while Malta recorded the highest, with men accounting for 90.3% of such deaths.
Eurostat data also show a strong link between the crude suicide death rate and age. Among people under 15, the rate stood at 0.2 deaths per 100,000, compared with 17.3 per 100,000 among those aged 65 and over.
Comparisons between member states are based on the standardised death rate, which adjusts for differences in the age structure of national populations, making the figures more comparable across countries. The crude death rate, by contrast, simply measures the number of deaths per 100,000 people.
Source: Eurostat, Cyprus News Agency (CNA)
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