Suicide attempts in Sweden
This page reports the occurrence of suicide attempts (self-harm injuries with determined intent and injuries with undetermined intent) in Sweden.
Suicide attempts are defined by the international classification manual ICD 10 (as well as older editions of the manual). Suicide attempts or self-harm injuries with determined intent correspond to diagnoses X60-X84 (Codes for Intentional Self-Harm), and injuries with undetermined intent correspond to diagnoses Y10-Y34. It should be noted that suicide attempts in this sense include injuries both with and without suicidal intent, regardless of whether the diagnosis is determined or undetermined.
Number of suicide attempts
Number of suicide attempts (injuries with determined and undetermined intent) in different age groups in Sweden, 2022 (inpatient care only)
| | 0-14 yrs | 15-24 yrs | 25-44 yrs | 45-64 yrs | 65+ yrs | Total | Gender distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 73 | 500 | 1003 | 717 | 524 | 2817 | 38% |
| Women | 323 | 1572 | 1335 | 808 | 528 | 4566 | 62% |
| Both sexes | 396 | 2072 | 2338 | 1525 | 1052 | 7383 | 100% |
13% of the total number of suicide attempts 2022 consisted of events of undetermined intent.
Number of suicide attempts (injuries with determined and undetermined intent) in different age groups in Sweden, 2021 (inpatient care only)
| | 0-14 yrs | 15-24 yrs | 25-44 yrs | 45-64 yrs | 65+ yrs | Total | Gender distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 60 | 524 | 1089 | 714 | 481 | 2868 | 38% |
| Women | 315 | 1582 | 1406 | 863 | 559 | 4725 | 62% |
| Both sexes | 375 | 2106 | 2495 | 1577 | 1040 | 7593 | 100% |
13% of the total number of suicide attempts 2021 consisted of events of undetermined intent.
Suicide attempts rate over time
Suicide attempts rate (injuries with determined and undetermined intent) among both men and women in Sweden, by age group, 1987-2022.
Number of patients per 100,000 inhabitants. Inpatient care only.
| | 15-24 yrs | 25-44 yrs | 45-64 yrs | 65+ yrs | Total, 15+ yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 158,1 | 164,3 | 100,1 | 62,0 | 124,2 |
| 1988 | 148,1 | 152,2 | 95,4 | 60,1 | 116,5 |
| 1989 | 161,3 | 150,4 | 93,5 | 63,7 | 118,2 |
| 1990 | 142,6 | 139,7 | 88,8 | 62,4 | 109,6 |
| 1991 | 138,0 | 133,5 | 86,4 | 64,2 | 106,2 |
| 1992 | 140,0 | 130,7 | 83,7 | 63,0 | 104,3 |
| 1993 | 144,5 | 133,3 | 87,8 | 64,3 | 107,1 |
| 1994 | 161,1 | 141,7 | 93,8 | 66,7 | 114,6 |
| 1995 | 166,7 | 146,5 | 101,0 | 70,4 | 119,9 |
| 1996 | 172,6 | 142,0 | 96,0 | 64,5 | 116,2 |
| 1997 | 125,0 | 102,9 | 64,2 | 44,5 | 81,9 |
| 1998 | 142,0 | 103,9 | 68,6 | 42,7 | 85,5 |
| 1999 | 167,2 | 111,1 | 71,4 | 46,9 | 93,2 |
| 2000 | 173,3 | 109,8 | 73,6 | 50,8 | 95,0 |
| 2001 | 193,2 | 122,4 | 84,9 | 53,6 | 106,2 |
| 2002 | 193,8 | 118,2 | 84,3 | 52,1 | 104,5 |
| 2003 | 198,5 | 118,7 | 83,6 | 49,7 | 104,7 |
| 2004 | 222,4 | 121,1 | 88,6 | 57,3 | 112,4 |
| 2005 | 227,4 | 133,4 | 95,0 | 58,5 | 119,7 |
| 2006 | 233,6 | 132,9 | 94,0 | 53,9 | 119,6 |
| 2007 | 250,2 | 134,1 | 95,5 | 56,4 | 123,8 |
| 2008 | 246,9 | 141,1 | 101,6 | 59,4 | 128,2 |
| 2009 | 229,6 | 136,8 | 96,9 | 51,3 | 120,7 |
| 2010 | 210,7 | 126,0 | 93,3 | 50,8 | 112,8 |
| 2011 | 218,6 | 127,4 | 94,5 | 52,2 | 114,7 |
| 2012 | 211,8 | 131,2 | 94,9 | 58,3 | 115,8 |
| 2013 | 191,4 | 119,0 | 89,4 | 50,6 | 105 |
| 2014 | 182,5 | 112,0 | 80,2 | 50,0 | 98,2 |
| 2015 | 177,6 | 111,4 | 79,6 | 50,8 | 96,9 |
| 2016 | 170,9 | 106,1 | 80,6 | 51,0 | 94,5 |
| 2017 | 174,8 | 104,4 | 74,7 | 48,0 | 91,8 |
| 2018 | 167,4 | 98,3 | 69,2 | 49,1 | 87,2 |
| 2019 | 175,4 | 97,5 | 69,0 | 53,4 | 88,8 |
| 2020 | 178,1 | 93,2 | 67,7 | 53,0 | 87,3 |
| 2021 | 180,1 | 90,1 | 61,7 | 49,1 | 83,8 |
| 2022 | 174,4 | 83,8 | 59,4 | 49 | 80,4 |
Men
Suicide attempts rate (injuries with determined and undetermined intent) among men in Sweden, by age group, 1987-2022.
Number of patients per 100,000 men. Inpatient care only.
| | 15-24 yrs | 25-44 yrs | 45-64 yrs | 65+ yrs | Total, 15+ yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 106,5 | 153,5 | 91,4 | 61,5 | 111,1 |
| 1988 | 102,5 | 140,3 | 82,2 | 55,4 | 101,8 |
| 1989 | 111,5 | 135,0 | 83,7 | 62,5 | 103,1 |
| 1990 | 98,6 | 124,8 | 76,7 | 61,7 | 95,0 |
| 1991 | 91,8 | 122,0 | 74,3 | 63,7 | 92,4 |
| 1992 | 94,0 | 119,5 | 73,1 | 57,9 | 90,3 |
| 1993 | 91,5 | 118,5 | 78,7 | 63,2 | 92,1 |
| 1994 | 102,1 | 128,5 | 85,9 | 65,1 | 99,7 |
| 1995 | 101,1 | 124,2 | 90,8 | 68,2 | 100,1 |
| 1996 | 104,9 | 123,0 | 85,0 | 62,6 | 97,3 |
| 1997 | 70,9 | 89,2 | 56,1 | 45,4 | 68,0 |
| 1998 | 79,8 | 84,4 | 56,3 | 43,2 | 67,3 |
| 1999 | 99,4 | 92,3 | 61,1 | 45,7 | 74,9 |
| 2000 | 105,1 | 88,0 | 59,8 | 48,4 | 74,2 |
| 2001 | 112,9 | 96,3 | 71,3 | 55,2 | 83,2 |
| 2002 | 106,2 | 93,9 | 76,1 | 53,0 | 82,6 |
| 2003 | 100,6 | 93,0 | 70,9 | 49,8 | 79,2 |
| 2004 | 125,1 | 96,8 | 76,7 | 61,3 | 88,1 |
| 2005 | 126,3 | 111,0 | 86,0 | 65,2 | 96,8 |
| 2006 | 130,6 | 107,3 | 84,7 | 56,7 | 94,4 |
| 2007 | 145,5 | 110,2 | 86,0 | 56,3 | 98,1 |
| 2008 | 143,8 | 116,6 | 95,8 | 63,7 | 104,4 |
| 2009 | 143,2 | 113,2 | 88,6 | 53,1 | 98,7 |
| 2010 | 132,7 | 107,3 | 85,0 | 49,7 | 93 |
| 2011 | 141,8 | 112,3 | 85,4 | 48,0 | 95,4 |
| 2012 | 134,9 | 112,1 | 83,7 | 60,9 | 96,2 |
| 2013 | 115,6 | 101,4 | 82,4 | 54,0 | 87,6 |
| 2014 | 112,2 | 91,8 | 72,6 | 48,5 | 79,6 |
| 2015 | 107,0 | 99,6 | 71,2 | 50,7 | 81,2 |
| 2016 | 97,3 | 90,9 | 70,1 | 51,0 | 76,7 |
| 2017 | 94,6 | 87,5 | 64,4 | 47,6 | 72,6 |
| 2018 | 97,4 | 84,1 | 59,8 | 47,6 | 70,5 |
| 2019 | 102,0 | 79,5 | 60,3 | 53,8 | 71,1 |
| 2020 | 103,6 | 76,9 | 59,9 | 52,9 | 70 |
| 2021 | 85,7 | 76,6 | 55,2 | 48,6 | 65,1 |
| 2022 | 80,5 | 70,1 | 55,2 | 52,1 | 63 |
Women
Suicide attempts rate (injuries with determined and undetermined intent) among women in Sweden, by age group, 1987-2022.
Number of patients per 100,000 women. Inpatient care only.
| | 15-24 yrs | 25-44 yrs | 45-64 yrs | 65+ yrs | Total, 15+ yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 212,6 | 175,6 | 108,6 | 62,3 | 136,8 |
| 1988 | 195,7 | 164,8 | 108,6 | 63,6 | 130,5 |
| 1989 | 213,8 | 166,6 | 103,1 | 64,5 | 132,6 |
| 1990 | 188,2 | 155,4 | 101,1 | 62,9 | 123,5 |
| 1991 | 186,2 | 145,7 | 98,3 | 64,7 | 119,4 |
| 1992 | 187,7 | 142,5 | 94,5 | 66,9 | 117,7 |
| 1993 | 199,9 | 148,9 | 96,9 | 65,1 | 121,5 |
| 1994 | 223,1 | 155,3 | 101,9 | 67,9 | 128,8 |
| 1995 | 235,4 | 169,9 | 111,1 | 72,0 | 139,0 |
| 1996 | 243,2 | 161,5 | 107,5 | 65,9 | 134,3 |
| 1997 | 181,7 | 117,1 | 72,5 | 43,6 | 95,2 |
| 1998 | 206,5 | 124,3 | 80,9 | 42,4 | 103,0 |
| 1999 | 238,4 | 130,6 | 81,7 | 47,9 | 110,7 |
| 2000 | 245,1 | 132,3 | 87,7 | 52,6 | 115,0 |
| 2001 | 277,4 | 149,5 | 98,8 | 52,4 | 128,4 |
| 2002 | 285,5 | 143,5 | 92,7 | 51,3 | 125,7 |
| 2003 | 301,1 | 145,5 | 96,3 | 49,6 | 129,5 |
| 2004 | 324,5 | 146,2 | 100,5 | 54,3 | 135,9 |
| 2005 | 333,5 | 156,5 | 104,2 | 53,3 | 141,9 |
| 2006 | 342,1 | 159,5 | 103,5 | 51,7 | 144 |
| 2007 | 360,7 | 158,9 | 105,2 | 56,4 | 148,9 |
| 2008 | 355,5 | 166,6 | 107,6 | 55,9 | 151,4 |
| 2009 | 320,4 | 161,2 | 105,2 | 50,1 | 142,3 |
| 2010 | 292,6 | 145,5 | 101,6 | 51,8 | 132,3 |
| 2011 | 299,4 | 143,3 | 103,7 | 55,7 | 133,6 |
| 2012 | 292,8 | 151,0 | 106,3 | 56,1 | 135,2 |
| 2013 | 271,6 | 137,1 | 96,4 | 47,7 | 122 |
| 2014 | 257,3 | 133,0 | 88,0 | 51,3 | 116,6 |
| 2015 | 253,1 | 123,9 | 88,1 | 50,8 | 112,5 |
| 2016 | 250,5 | 122,0 | 91,2 | 51,2 | 112,1 |
| 2017 | 262,1 | 122,2 | 85,2 | 48,3 | 110,9 |
| 2018 | 244,2 | 113,3 | 78,8 | 50,5 | 104 |
| 2019 | 256,2 | 116,5 | 77,8 | 53,1 | 106,7 |
| 2020 | 260,1 | 110,4 | 75,8 | 53,1 | 104,5 |
| 2021 | 283,8 | 104,3 | 68,3 | 49,5 | 102,6 |
| 2022 | 277 | 98,3 | 63,8 | 46,2 | 97,9 |
Data source
The statistics were retrieved from the National Board of Health and Welfare’s patient register and the National Board of Health and Welfare’s Statistical Database for External Causes of Injuries and Poisonings online [2023-06-19] and have been processed by NASP.
Statistics for the years before 2022 (i.e., 2021 and earlier) have been retroactively adjusted by the National Board of Health and Welfare, and may therefore differ slightly from statistics reported before 2023-06-19.
Contact
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