Switzerland - Intentional self-harm 2018

Suicides Switzerland 2018

Number of suicides falls in Switzerland

In 2018 occurred 1,047 suicides in Switzerland. This year, 33 fewer people committed suicide than in 2017. On average, there are 3 suicides per day.

Switzerland had 12 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, above the world average of 9.42 suicides per 100,000 people.

Of the 1,047 recorded suicide cases in 2018, 746 were men suicides and 301 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 17.31 per 100,000 men and for women 6.78 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 50 homicides in Switzerland, the number of suicides far outnumber homicides. For every homicide there were 20.9 suicides.

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Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
2018	301	746	1,047	6.78	17.31	12.00
2017	280	800	1,080	6.38	18.62	12.45
2016	267	794	1,061	6.13	18.49	12.25
2015	289	812	1,101	6.74	19.43	13.02
2014	286	781	1,067	6.76	18.90	12.77
2013	293	828	1,121	7.01	19.80	13.33
2012	294	785	1,079	7.06	19.31	13.11
2011	287	780	1,067	6.93	19.56	13.16
2010	282	724	1,006	7.10	18.80	12.90
2009	278	827	1,105	7.10	21.70	14.30
2008	453	861	1,314	11.60	22.90	17.20
2007	440	920	1,360	11.40	24.80	18.00
2006	446	863	1,309	11.70	23.50	17.50
2005	400	899	1,299	10.50	24.70	17.50
2004	427	858	1,285	11.30	23.70	17.40
2003	421	848	1,269	11.20	23.60	17.30
2002	470	981	1,451	12.60	27.60	19.90
2001	392	941	1,333	10.60	26.60	18.40
2000	398	982	1,380	10.80	28.00	19.20
1999	367	930	1,297	10.00	26.60	18.20
1998	362	1,009	1,371	10.00	29.10	19.30
1997	378	963	1,341	10.40	27.80	18.90
1996	422	1,010	1,432	11.70	29.20	20.20
1995	401	1,018	1,419	11.10	29.60	20.20
1994	437	1,057	1,494	12.20	30.90	21.40
1993	406	1,010	1,416	11.40	29.80	20.40
1992	381	1,051	1,432	10.80	31.30	20.80
1991	404	1,140	1,544	11.60	34.30	22.70
1990	435	1,032	1,467	12.70	31.50	21.80
1989	450	1,063	1,513	13.20	32.80	22.80
1988	435	1,041	1,476	12.90	32.40	22.40
1987	458	1,118	1,576	13.70	35.00	24.10
1986	441	1,045	1,486	13.20	33.00	22.80
1985	503	1,117	1,620	15.20	35.40	25.00
1984	466	1,134	1,600	14.10	36.10	24.80
1983	464	1,157	1,621	14.10	37.00	25.30
1982	479	1,095	1,574	14.60	35.20	24.60
1981	471	1,041	1,512	14.40	33.70	23.80
1980	493	1,128	1,621	15.20	36.70	25.70
1979	500	1,060	1,560	15.50	34.60	24.80
1978	463	1,052	1,515	14.40	34.40	24.10
1977	461	1,044	1,505	14.30	34.10	24.00
1976	409	988	1,397	12.70	32.20	22.20
1975	421	1,008	1,429	13.00	32.60	22.50
1974	406	903	1,309	12.50	29.20	20.60
1973	344	847	1,191	10.70	27.50	18.90
1972	359	867	1,226	11.20	28.40	19.60
1971	362	798	1,160	11.40	26.30	18.70
1970	320	830	1,150	10.10	27.50	18.60
1969	307	760	1,067	9.80	25.40	17.40
1968	296	752	1,048	9.50	25.40	17.30
1967	279	774	1,053	9.10	26.50	17.60
1966	312	777	1,089	10.30	26.90	18.40
1965	289	789	1,078	9.60	27.70	18.40
1964	294	689	983	9.90	24.50	17.00
1963	276	695	971	9.40	25.10	17.10
1962	296	753	1,049	10.30	27.80	18.80
1961	306	695	1,001	10.90	26.40	18.40
1960	298	719	1,017	10.80	27.90	19.10

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