Suicide rate in Belgium

The age-standardised suicide rate in Belgium was 15.1 per 100,000 people in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Suicide mortality rate (age-standardised) Deaths per 100,000 people Data: 2000 to 2023 Source: WHO

Belgium, 2023 15.1 Deaths per 100,000 people

Change from 2022 −1.3per 100,000 people 2022: 16.4 per 100,000 people

Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023 10.0 per 100,000 people Middle value of 27 countries

Position in 2023 49th of 185 See the full ranking

Suicide rate in Belgium over time

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Deaths per 100,000 people. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Suicide mortality rate (age-standardised) (deaths per 100,000 people), 2000 to 2023
Period	Belgium
2023	15.1 per 100,000 people
2022	16.4 per 100,000 people
2021	15.5 per 100,000 people
2020	16.2 per 100,000 people
2019	16.1 per 100,000 people
2018	16.4 per 100,000 people
2017	16.4 per 100,000 people
2016	17.1 per 100,000 people
2015	16.8 per 100,000 people
2014	17.4 per 100,000 people
2013	17.5 per 100,000 people
2012	18.9 per 100,000 people
2011	19.2 per 100,000 people
2010	18.6 per 100,000 people
2009	18.6 per 100,000 people
2008	18.4 per 100,000 people
2007	17.4 per 100,000 people
2006	18.2 per 100,000 people
2005	18.9 per 100,000 people
2004	18.8 per 100,000 people
2003	19.9 per 100,000 people
2002	19.6 per 100,000 people
2001	20.6 per 100,000 people
2000	20.8 per 100,000 people

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In short

That is a change of −1.3 from 16.4 per 100,000 people in 2022.
Since 2013, when it was 17.5 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −2.4.
Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, Belgium has the 49th highest value.

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Average life satisfaction 7.6 out of 10 2025 · Eurostat Life expectancy at birth 82.4 years 2024 · Eurostat Infant mortality rate 3.5 per 1,000 live births 2024 · Eurostat Hospital beds 534d per 100,000 people 2025 · Eurostat Practising physicians 334b per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat People reporting good or very good health 73.9% 2025 · Eurostat

Source and dates

Original producer: WHO
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code: MH_12 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period: 2000 to 2023 for Belgium
Provider update: 15 October 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution: Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory

How Belgium compares in 2023 Neighbouring positions among 185 countries with a value for 2023.

46 Botswana 15.7 per 100,000 people
47 Hungary 15.6 per 100,000 people
48 India 15.3 per 100,000 people
49 Belgium 15.1 per 100,000 people
50 Zimbabwe 15.1 per 100,000 people
51 Slovenia 15.0 per 100,000 people
52 Togo 15.0 per 100,000 people

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Belgium by sex

Total 15.1 per 100,000 people2023
Women 9.4 per 100,000 people2023
Men 21.3 per 100,000 people2023

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What this measures

Deaths by suicide per 100,000 people in a year, age-standardised to the WHO standard population (SDG indicator 3.4.2). WHO estimate.

Suicide is under-reported in some countries because of stigma or how deaths are registered.

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