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Suicides Switzerland 2021

Suicides increase in Switzerland

In 2021 occurred 1,040 suicides in Switzerland. This year, 24 more people committed suicide than in 2020. On average, there are 3 suicides per day.

Switzerland had 11.9 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, above the world average of 9.15 suicides per 100,000 people.

Of the 1,040 recorded suicide cases in 2021, 748 were men suicides and 292 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 17.24 per 100,000 men and for women 6.64 per 100,000 female.

Statistics show that in 2014, suicides were the main cause of unnatural death in the world. In Switzerland suicide also is one of the leading causes of unnatural death. By comparison, there were 42 homicides in Switzerland, the number of suicides far outnumber homicides. For every homicide there were 24.8 suicides.

Related data:

Switzerland - Intentional self-harm
DateFemale suicidesMale suicidesSuicidesFemale suicide rateMale suicide rateSuicide rate
20212927481,0406.6417.2411.90
20202947221,0166.3916.5411.43
20192857711,0566.4117.7812.05
20183017461,0476.7817.3112.00
20172808001,0806.3818.6212.45
20162677941,0616.1318.4912.25
20152898121,1016.7419.4313.02
20142867811,0676.7618.9012.77
20132938281,1217.0119.8013.33
20122947851,0797.0619.3113.11
20112877801,0676.9319.5613.16
20102827241,0067.1018.8012.90
20092788271,1057.1021.7014.30
20084538611,31411.6022.9017.20
20074409201,36011.4024.8018.00
20064468631,30911.7023.5017.50
20054008991,29910.5024.7017.50
20044278581,28511.3023.7017.40
20034218481,26911.2023.6017.30
20024709811,45112.6027.6019.90
20013929411,33310.6026.6018.40
20003989821,38010.8028.0019.20
19993679301,29710.0026.6018.20
19983621,0091,37110.0029.1019.30
19973789631,34110.4027.8018.90
19964221,0101,43211.7029.2020.20
19954011,0181,41911.1029.6020.20
19944371,0571,49412.2030.9021.40
19934061,0101,41611.4029.8020.40
19923811,0511,43210.8031.3020.80
19914041,1401,54411.6034.3022.70
19904351,0321,46712.7031.5021.80
19894501,0631,51313.2032.8022.80
19884351,0411,47612.9032.4022.40
19874581,1181,57613.7035.0024.10
19864411,0451,48613.2033.0022.80
19855031,1171,62015.2035.4025.00
19844661,1341,60014.1036.1024.80
19834641,1571,62114.1037.0025.30
19824791,0951,57414.6035.2024.60
19814711,0411,51214.4033.7023.80
19804931,1281,62115.2036.7025.70
19795001,0601,56015.5034.6024.80
19784631,0521,51514.4034.4024.10
19774611,0441,50514.3034.1024.00
19764099881,39712.7032.2022.20
19754211,0081,42913.0032.6022.50
19744069031,30912.5029.2020.60
19733448471,19110.7027.5018.90
19723598671,22611.2028.4019.60
19713627981,16011.4026.3018.70
19703208301,15010.1027.5018.60
19693077601,0679.8025.4017.40
19682967521,0489.5025.4017.30
19672797741,0539.1026.5017.60
19663127771,08910.3026.9018.40
19652897891,0789.6027.7018.40
19642946899839.9024.5017.00
19632766959719.4025.1017.10
19622967531,04910.3027.8018.80
19613066951,00110.9026.4018.40
19602987191,01710.8027.9019.10
Switzerland - Intentional self-harm
Switzerland - Intentional self-harm