Belgium - Intentional self-harm

Suicides Belgium 2023

There are 4 suicides per day in Belgium

In 2023 around 1,585 suicides occurred in Belgium, 211 less than in 2022. In 2023, on average 4 Belgians committed suicide every day.

Belgium reported 13.34 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, above the world average of 9.12 suicides per 100,000 people.

Of the 1,585 recorded suicide cases in 2023, 1,170 were men suicides and 415 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 19.96 per 100,000 men and for women 6.89 per 100,000 female.

Statistics show that in 2014, suicides were the main cause of unnatural death in the world. In Belgium suicide also is one of the leading causes of unnatural death. By comparison, there were 125 homicides in Belgium, the number of suicides far outnumber homicides. For every homicide there were 12.7 suicides.

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Belgium - Intentional self-harm

Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
2023	415	1,170	1,585	6.89	19.96	13.34
2022	558	1,238	1,796	9.38	21.32	15.27
2021	470	1,203	1,674	8.04	20.67	14.28
2020	479	1,288	1,767	8.16	22.35	15.16
2019	470	1,291	1,761	7.96	22.59	15.17
2018	514	1,308	1,822	8.80	23.15	15.87
2017	490	1,235	1,725	8.54	22.30	15.31
2016	553	1,393	1,946	9.53	24.56	16.93
2015	557	1,351	1,908	9.67	23.85	16.65
2014	566	1,367	1,933	9.93	24.61	17.15
2013	540	1,395	1,935	9.43	25.04	17.10
2012	548	1,514	2,062	9.63	27.62	18.47
2011	608	1,510	2,118	10.73	27.60	19.02
2010	563	1,450	2,013	10.10	27.10	18.40
2009	554	1,459	2,013	10.10	27.60	18.60
2008	547	1,454	2,001	10.00	27.70	18.70
2007	537	1,320	1,857	9.90	25.40	17.50
2006	540	1,395	1,935	10.00	27.00	18.30
2005	552	1,477	2,029	10.30	28.80	19.40
2004	537	1,450	1,987	10.10	28.40	19.10
2003	554	1,537	2,091	10.50	30.30	20.20
2002	579	1,495	2,074	11.00	29.60	20.10
2001	582	1,582	2,164	11.10	31.50	21.00
2000	617	1,526	2,143	11.80	30.40	20.90
1999	497	1,361	1,858	9.50	27.20	18.20
1998	557	1,463	2,022	10.70	29.30	19.80
1997	595	1,551	2,146	11.40	31.20	21.10
1996	555	1,458	2,013	10.70	29.40	19.80
1995	605	1,550	2,155	11.70	31.30	21.30
1994	588	1,543	2,131	11.40	31.20	21.10
1993	590	1,552	2,142	11.50	31.50	21.20
1992	565	1,313	1,878	11.00	26.70	18.70
1991	527	1,278	1,805	10.30	26.10	18.00
1990	592	1,303	1,895	11.60	26.80	19.00
1989	582	1,338	1,920	11.40	27.60	19.30
1988	643	1,353	1,996	12.70	28.00	20.20
1987	695	1,543	2,238	13.80	32.00	22.70
1986	714	1,488	2,202	14.10	30.90	22.30
1985	759	1,522	2,281	15.00	31.60	23.10
1984	774	1,569	2,343	15.30	32.60	23.80
1983	795	1,451	2,246	15.80	30.20	22.80
1982	704	1,451	2,155	14.00	30.10	21.90
1981	745	1,414	2,159	14.80	29.40	21.90
1980	808	1,373	2,181	16.00	28.50	22.10
1979	755	1,359	2,114	15.00	28.20	21.50
1978	705	1,313	2,018	14.00	27.30	20.50
1977	673	1,201	1,874	13.40	25.00	19.10
1976	571	1,062	1,633	11.40	22.10	16.60
1975	577	1,011	1,588	11.50	21.10	16.20
1974	505	1,021	1,526	10.10	21.30	15.60
1973	462	988	1,450	9.30	20.70	14.90
1972	503	1,015	1,518	10.10	21.40	15.60
1971	472	1,019	1,491	9.60	21.50	15.40
1970	557	1,034	1,591	11.30	21.90	16.50
1969	458	1,008	1,466	9.30	21.30	15.20
1968	492	1,000	1,492	10.00	21.20	15.50
1967	454	980	1,434	9.30	20.90	15.00
1966	424	949	1,373	8.70	20.30	14.40
1965	464	960	1,424	9.60	20.70	15.00
1964	390	925	1,315	8.20	20.10	14.00
1963	412	888	1,300	8.70	19.50	14.00
1962	355	897	1,252	7.50	19.90	13.60
1961	371	977	1,348	7.90	21.70	14.70
1960	375	960	1,335	8.00	21.40	14.60

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