Suicides in Sweden

This page reports the occurrence of both suicides and deaths with undetermined intent in Sweden.

Number of suicides 

Number of suicides (deaths with determined and undetermined intent) in different age groups in Sweden, 2023

Number of suicides (deaths with determined and undetermined intent) in different age groups in Sweden, 2023
0-14 yrs15-24 yrs25-44 yrs45-64 yrs65+ yrsTotalGender distribution
Men592346369320113270%
Women74513517012848530%
Both sexes121374815394481617100%

18% of the total number of deaths consisted of events of undetermined intent.

Number of suicides (deaths with determined and undetermined intent) in different age groups in Sweden, 2022

Number of suicides (deaths with determined and undetermined intent) in different age groups in Sweden, 2022
0-14 yrs15-24 yrs25-44 yrs45-64 yrs65+ yrsTotalGender distribution
Men486340374298110270%
Women102912915814146730%
Both sexes141154695324391569100%

20% of the total number of deaths consisted of events of undetermined intent.

Suicide rate over time

In this section we present the number of suicides per 100,000 inhabitants (so-called suicide rate) in Sweden between the years 1980-2023. The numbers include deaths with determined and undetermined intent.

Suicide rates (deaths with determined and undetermined intent) among both men and women, by age group, 1980-2023
15-24 yrs25-44 yrs45-64 yrs65+ yrsTotal, 15+ yrs
198015,534,642,134,633,5
198113,528,539,236,430,5
198212,030,041,636,131,4
198314,130,939,133,030,7
198414,734,538,535,132,3
198513,631,236,434,430,2
198616,930,635,731,729,8
198714,329,636,234,429,8
198815,830,737,332,030,2
198917,429,834,033,029,5
199013,126,335,633,728,2
199114,128,233,833,028,5
199211,324,132,032,226,1
199312,024,633,228,525,9
199410,221,829,130,324,0
199512,023,431,628,825,2
199610,321,329,326,423,1
199710,920,826,021,921,2
19989,819,026,525,521,3
199912,718,724,624,821,0
200010,317,121,524,519,1
200110,718,326,425,521,3
200214,017,225,521,920,3
200311,117,022,520,918,7
200413,215,822,920,918,7
200511,116,625,324,420,2
200612,716,223,622,419,3
200711,417,024,219,819,0
200814,216,422,921,319,1
200912,917,325,520,719,9
201011,814,924,020,518,4
201112,216,921,418,017,7
201211,916,025,320,919,3
201314,417,723,922,520,2
201414,117,821,920,319,1
201512,017,723,520,019,2
201610,917,021,120,118,1
201712,817,320,820,918,6
201813,918,221,019,418,8
201914,418,421,119,619,0
202012,816,119,617,417,0
202112,017,120,218,217,6
20229,816,920,820,618,0
202311,517,221,020,718,4

Men 

In this section we present the number of suicides per 100,000 men (suicide rate) in Sweden between the years 1980-2023. The numbers include deaths with determined and undetermined intent.

Suicide rates (deaths with determined and undetermined intent) among men, by age group, 1980-2023
15-24 yrs25-44 yrs45-64 yrs65+ yrsTotal, 15+ yrs
198022,748,957,755,748,0
198119,539,854,853,242,8
198216,543,859,955,345,5
198320,244,055,052,444,3
198421,748,553,653,946,2
198517,842,351,349,241,6
198624,143,351,151,743,6
198721,141,748,852,041,9
198823,742,550,849,242,7
198925,242,847,150,242,3
199019,336,046,753,339,3
199121,338,945,049,839,7
199214,535,142,650,236,7
199315,735,143,945,036,4
199415,631,640,145,034,1
199517,133,645,544,036,5
199614,531,238,140,832,5
199714,031,136,036,230,9
199813,128,236,440,730,8
199917,525,533,740,029,6
200014,724,128,040,126,9
200116,328,033,739,830,3
200220,625,336,135,830,0
200314,424,431,334,627,0
200419,622,532,933,627,5
200514,622,734,038,728,0
200615,421,932,736,727,1
200715,423,934,231,127,2
200819,723,432,434,427,7
200917,925,234,832,728,5
201017,121,434,031,426,6
201116,423,729,926,625,0
201216,722,933,833,027,4
201319,624,232,833,528,1
201419,824,728,430,326,3
201515,824,733,530,027,2
201614,324,827,928,224,9
201717,623,627,132,025,7
201817,225,428,029,325,9
201918,323,827,530,725,7
202018,622,026,726,223,9
202116,824,127,127,424,7
202214,023,828,929,925,3
202314,724,128,431,625,8

Women

In this section we present the number of suicides per 100,000 women (suicide rate) in Sweden between the years 1980-2023. The numbers include deaths with determined and undetermined intent.

Suicide rates (deaths with determined and undetermined intent) among women, by age group, 1980-2022
15-24 yrs25-44 yrs45-64 yrs65+ yrsTotal, 15+ yrs
19807,819,126,517,619,0
19817,216,223,522,718,2
19827,315,323,220,617,4
19837,617,023,117,617,2
19847,219,623,220,218,7
19859,119,221,322,518,9
19869,217,120,116,116,3
19877,116,723,420,517,8
19887,418,123,418,617,9
19899,015,920,519,516,9
19906,515,924,018,517,2
19916,416,822,219,917,4
19927,912,521,118,315,6
19938,113,422,115,715,6
19944,511,417,818,914,0
19956,812,917,918,314,7
19965,910,720,115,313,8
19977,510,116,011,511,8
19986,39,416,414,312,2
19997,711,615,413,712,7
20005,89,814,913,011,6
20014,88,119,114,912,6
20027,18,714,611,511,0
20037,79,313,610,610,7
20046,48,912,711,210,3
20057,410,316,513,612,6
20069,910,214,411,511,7
20077,29,814,210,911,0
20088,39,213,210,910,7
20097,79,116,111,111,5
20106,38,013,911,710,4
20117,79,712,710,810,6
20126,88,816,610,811,3
20138,910,815,013,312,4
20148,010,615,411,912,0
20158,010,513,411,411,2
20167,28,814,213,211,3
20177,510,714,311,411,5
201810,310,813,810,911,6
201910,012,814,69,912,2
20206,49,812,49,710,1
20216,79,813,010,110,4
20225,29,512,512,410,6
20237,99,913,411,111,0

Methods

Suicide methods in Sweden (deaths with determined and undetermined intent) among men and women, 2010-2023

Data source

The statistics were gathered from the National Board of Health and Welfare's cause of death data online [2024-06-25] and have been processed by NASP.

Statistics for the years before 2023 (i.e. 2022 and earlier) have been adjusted retroactively by the National Board of Health and Welfare, and may therefore deviate somewhat from statistics reported before 2024-06-25.

Contact

If you have questions about the statistical data or have other questions, please contact nasp[@]ki.se