Hungary - Intentional self-harm 2022

Suicides Hungary 2022

There are 5 suicides per day in Hungary

In 2022 around 1,647 suicides occurred in Hungary, 86 more than in 2021. In 2022, on average 5 Hungarians committed suicide every day.

Hungary reported 16.97 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, well above the world average of 9.13 suicides per 100,000 people.

Hungary has a very high suicide rate compared to other countries.

Of the 1,647 recorded suicide cases in 2022, 1,257 were men suicides and 390 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 26.8 per 100,000 men and for women 7.83 per 100,000 female.

Statistics show that in 2014, suicides were the main cause of unnatural death in the world. In Hungary suicide also is one of the leading causes of unnatural death. By comparison, there were 94 homicides in Hungary, the number of suicides far outnumber homicides. For every homicide there were 17.5 suicides.

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Hungary - Intentional self-harm

Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
2022	390	1,257	1,647	7.83	26.80	16.97
2021	358	1,203	1,561	7.08	25.70	16.00
2020	395	1,311	1,706	7.78	27.76	17.35
2019	392	1,158	1,550	7.68	24.62	15.79
2018	380	1,276	1,656	7.45	27.07	16.83
2017	393	1,241	1,634	7.68	26.49	16.66
2016	446	1,316	1,762	8.69	28.07	17.93
2015	479	1,391	1,870	9.30	29.50	18.93
2014	447	1,480	1,927	8.67	31.39	19.49
2013	505	1,588	2,093	9.68	33.61	21.08
2012	547	1,802	2,349	10.54	38.13	23.67
2011	575	1,847	2,422	10.97	38.80	24.20
2010	547	1,945	2,492	10.40	40.90	24.90
2009	559	1,902	2,461	10.60	40.00	24.60
2008	566	1,911	2,477	10.70	40.10	24.70
2007	571	1,879	2,450	10.80	39.40	24.40
2006	600	1,861	2,461	11.30	38.90	24.40
2005	593	2,028	2,621	11.20	42.30	26.00
2004	655	2,087	2,742	12.30	43.50	27.10
2003	640	2,161	2,801	12.00	44.90	27.70
2002	648	2,195	2,843	12.20	45.50	28.00
2001	697	2,282	2,979	13.00	47.10	29.20
2000	806	2,463	3,269	15.10	50.70	32.00
1999	778	2,550	3,328	14.50	52.30	32.50
1998	778	2,469	3,247	14.50	50.50	31.60
1997	826	2,388	3,214	15.30	48.60	31.20
1996	916	2,522	3,438	17.00	51.20	33.30
1995	891	2,478	3,369	16.50	50.20	32.60
1994	898	2,727	3,625	16.60	55.10	35.00
1993	979	2,715	3,694	18.10	54.70	35.70
1992	1,061	2,939	4,000	19.70	59.10	38.60
1991	1,113	2,880	3,993	20.60	57.90	38.50
1990	1,153	2,980	4,133	21.40	59.80	39.80
1989	1,264	3,132	4,396	23.30	62.10	41.90
1988	1,405	2,972	4,377	25.60	58.10	41.30
1987	1,405	3,377	4,782	25.60	65.90	45.10
1986	1,424	3,393	4,817	25.90	66.10	45.30
1985	1,278	3,447	4,725	23.20	67.00	44.40
1984	1,414	3,486	4,900	25.70	67.60	45.90
1983	1,456	3,455	4,911	26.40	66.80	45.90
1982	1,445	3,214	4,659	26.20	62.00	43.50
1981	1,587	3,293	4,880	28.70	63.50	45.60
1980	1,465	3,344	4,809	26.50	64.50	44.90
1979	1,466	3,304	4,770	26.60	63.70	44.60
1978	1,477	3,133	4,610	26.90	60.40	43.10
1977	1,398	2,894	4,292	25.50	56.00	40.30
1976	1,327	2,980	4,307	24.30	58.00	40.60
1975	1,200	2,852	4,052	22.10	55.80	38.40
1974	1,271	2,991	4,262	23.60	58.90	40.70
1973	1,156	2,689	3,845	21.50	53.20	36.90
1972	1,148	2,692	3,840	21.40	53.40	36.90
1971	1,124	2,613	3,737	21.00	52.00	36.00
1970	1,056	2,539	3,595	19.80	50.70	34.80
1969	1,005	2,406	3,411	18.90	48.20	33.10
1968	1,023	2,437	3,460	19.30	49.10	33.70
1967	973	2,227	3,200	18.40	45.10	31.30
1966	944	2,067	3,011	18.00	42.00	29.60
1965	939	2,090	3,029	17.90	42.60	29.80
1964	892	1,998	2,890	17.10	40.90	28.60
1963	874	1,825	2,699	16.80	37.50	26.80
1962	775	1,727	2,502	14.90	35.60	24.90
1961	794	1,758	2,552	15.30	36.30	25.40
1960	772	1,721	2,493	14.90	35.70	25.00

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