Germany - Intentional self-harm 2020

Suicides Germany 2020

There are 25 suicides per day in Germany

In 2020 around 9,298 suicides occurred in Germany, 194 more than in 2019. In 2020, on average 25 Germans committed suicide every day.

Germany reported 11.14 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, above the world average of 9.27 suicides per 100,000 people.

Of the 9,298 recorded suicide cases in 2020, 7,023 were men suicides and 2,275 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 17.03 per 100,000 men and for women 5.4 per 100,000 female.

Statistics show that in 2014, suicides were the main cause of unnatural death in the world. In Germany suicide also is one of the leading causes of unnatural death. By comparison, there were 782 homicides in Germany, the number of suicides far outnumber homicides. For every homicide there were 11.9 suicides.

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Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
2020	2,275	7,023	9,298	5.40	17.03	11.14
2019	2,204	6,900	9,104	5.25	16.78	10.94
2018	2,299	7,180	9,479	5.47	17.46	11.39
2017	2,257	7,039	9,296	5.42	17.28	11.27
2016	2,471	7,436	9,907	5.94	18.32	12.04
2015	2,696	7,470	10,166	6.49	18.55	12.42
2014	2,603	7,685	10,288	6.31	19.33	12.69
2013	2,643	7,513	10,156	6.43	19.02	12.59
2012	2,616	7,336	9,952	6.37	18.69	12.39
2011	2,504	7,662	10,166	6.11	19.64	12.72
2010	2,559	7,471	10,030	6.10	18.60	12.30
2009	2,389	7,235	9,624	5.70	18.00	11.80
2008	2,412	7,041	9,453	5.80	17.50	11.50
2007	2,393	7,009	9,402	5.70	17.40	11.40
2006	2,543	7,231	9,774	6.00	17.90	11.90
2005	2,742	7,525	10,267	6.50	18.70	12.40
2004	2,793	7,939	10,732	6.60	19.70	13.00
2003	2,971	8,179	11,150	7.00	20.30	13.50
2002	3,049	8,098	11,147	7.20	20.10	13.50
2001	2,965	8,182	11,147	7.00	20.30	13.50
2000	2,934	8,131	11,065	7.00	20.30	13.50
1999	3,077	8,080	11,157	7.30	20.20	13.60
1998	3,069	8,575	11,644	7.30	21.40	14.20
1997	3,424	8,841	12,265	8.10	22.10	15.00
1996	3,497	8,728	12,225	8.30	21.90	14.90
1995	3,666	9,222	12,888	8.70	23.20	15.80
1994	3,588	9,130	12,718	8.60	23.10	15.60
1993	3,730	8,960	12,690	8.90	22.70	15.60
1992	4,132	9,326	13,458	9.90	23.90	16.70
1991	4,354	9,656	14,010	10.50	25.00	17.50
1990	4,390	9,534	13,924	13.40	31.20	22.00

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