Suicide rate in Denmark

The age-standardised suicide rate in Denmark was 8.6 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

Denmark, 2023 8.6 Deaths per 100,000 people

Change from 2022 −0.8per 100,000 people 2022: 9.4 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 106th of 185 See the full ranking

Suicide rate in Denmark 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	Denmark
2023	8.6 per 100,000 people
2022	9.4 per 100,000 people
2021	9.5 per 100,000 people
2020	9.8 per 100,000 people
2019	10.0 per 100,000 people
2018	9.9 per 100,000 people
2017	10.0 per 100,000 people
2016	9.8 per 100,000 people
2015	9.7 per 100,000 people
2014	10.8 per 100,000 people
2013	10.8 per 100,000 people
2012	11.5 per 100,000 people
2011	10.8 per 100,000 people
2010	10.5 per 100,000 people
2009	11.2 per 100,000 people
2008	11.7 per 100,000 people
2007	11.5 per 100,000 people
2006	13.0 per 100,000 people
2005	13.0 per 100,000 people
2004	13.3 per 100,000 people
2003	12.7 per 100,000 people
2002	13.9 per 100,000 people
2001	14.1 per 100,000 people
2000	14.1 per 100,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

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In short

That is a change of −0.8 from 9.4 per 100,000 people in 2022.
Since 2013, when it was 10.8 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −2.2.
Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, Denmark has the 106th highest value.

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All statistics for Denmark

Average life satisfaction 7.7 out of 10 2025 · Eurostat Life expectancy at birth 82.0 years 2024 · Eurostat Infant mortality rate 4.3 per 1,000 live births 2024 · Eurostat Hospital beds 207 per 100,000 people 2025 · Eurostat Practising physicians 466 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat People reporting good or very good health 68.8% 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 Denmark
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 Denmark compares in 2023 Neighbouring positions among 185 countries with a value for 2023.

103 Pakistan 9.1 per 100,000 people
104 Brazil 8.8 per 100,000 people
105 Mexico 8.7 per 100,000 people
106 Denmark 8.6 per 100,000 people
107 Fiji 8.6 per 100,000 people
108 Portugal 8.6 per 100,000 people
109 Kyrgyzstan 8.5 per 100,000 people

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Denmark by sex

Total 8.6 per 100,000 people2023
Women 5.0 per 100,000 people2023
Men 12.4 per 100,000 people2023

Each group's most recent published value. Open a group to see its trend.

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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