Iceland - Intentional self-harm 2023

Suicides Iceland 2023

Number of suicides increases in Iceland

In 2023 around 46 suicides occurred in Iceland, 12 more than in 2022.

Iceland reported 11.99 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, above the world average of 9.14 suicides per 100,000 people.

Of the 46 recorded suicide cases in 2023, 30 were men suicides and 16 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 15.26 per 100,000 men and for women 8.56 per 100,000 female.

Statistics show that in 2014, suicides were the main cause of unnatural death in the world. In Iceland suicide also is one of the leading causes of unnatural death. By comparison, there were 4 homicides in Iceland, the number of suicides far outnumber homicides. For every homicide there were 11.5 suicides.

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Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
2023	16	30	46	8.56	15.26	11.99
2022	9	25	34	4.40	12.80	8.60
2021	12	25	37	6.61	13.08	9.93
2020	15	32	47	8.40	17.02	12.83
2019	7	31	38	4.55	16.77	10.82
2018	5	29	34	2.90	16.65	9.92
2017	2	32	34	1.18	18.36	9.90
2016	4	36	40	3.01	21.28	12.22
2015	11	30	41	6.68	18.65	12.70
2014	11	32	43	6.74	19.48	13.13
2013	14	34	48	8.67	20.94	14.83
2012	11	25	36	6.88	15.54	11.22
2011	5	22	27	3.15	13.73	8.46
2010	10	36	46	6.30	22.50	14.50
2009	7	29	36	4.40	18.00	11.30
2008	11	27	38	7.10	16.70	12.00
2007	7	30	37	4.60	18.90	11.90
2006	10	22	32	6.70	14.30	10.50
2005	9	24	33	6.10	16.10	11.10
2004	9	26	35	6.20	17.80	12.00
2003	6	20	26	4.10	13.80	9.00
2002	10	20	30	7.00	13.90	10.40
2001	8	28	36	5.60	19.60	12.60
2000	8	42	50	5.70	29.80	17.80
1999	7	24	31	5.10	17.30	11.20
1998	7	23	30	5.10	16.80	10.90
1997	7	26	33	5.20	19.10	12.20
1996	5	28	33	3.70	20.80	12.30
1995	5	22	27	3.70	16.40	10.10
1994	4	21	25	3.00	15.70	9.40
1993	7	19	26	5.30	14.40	9.80
1992	5	23	28	3.80	17.60	10.70
1991	8	29	37	6.20	22.50	14.30
1990	5	35	40	3.90	27.30	15.70
1989	6	16	22	4.80	12.60	8.70
1988	5	30	35	4.00	24.00	14.00
1987	14	22	36	11.40	17.70	14.60
1986	12	25	37	9.90	20.50	15.20
1985	7	25	32	5.80	20.70	13.30
1984	7	37	44	5.90	30.60	18.30
1983	7	33	40	5.90	27.70	16.90
1982	7	15	22	6.00	12.70	9.40
1981	4	12	16	3.50	10.30	6.90
1980	10	14	24	8.80	12.20	10.50
1979	4	26	30	3.60	22.80	13.30
1978	3	23	26	2.70	20.40	11.60
1977	4	19	23	3.60	17.00	10.40
1976	4	15	19	3.70	13.50	8.60
1975	8	14	22	7.40	12.70	10.10
1974	6	16	22	5.60	14.70	10.20
1973	6	22	28	5.70	20.60	13.20
1972	6	12	18	5.80	11.30	8.60
1971	2	9	11	2.00	8.70	5.30
1970	4	23	27	4.00	22.30	13.20
1969	6	14	20	6.00	13.60	9.90
1968	2	13	15	2.00	12.70	7.50
1967	8	24	32	8.10	23.80	16.10
1966	6	31	37	6.20	31.30	18.90
1965	3	19	22	3.20	19.60	11.50
1964	2	15	17	2.10	15.60	9.00
1963	3	12	15	3.30	12.80	8.10
1962	4	13	17	4.40	14.10	9.30
1961	5	14	19	5.60	15.60	10.60
1960	6	8	14	6.90	9.00	8.00

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