Suicide rate in Iceland

The age-standardised suicide rate in Iceland was 10.4 per 100,000 people in 2023.

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

Iceland, 2023 10.4 Deaths per 100,000 people

Change from 2022 0per 100,000 people 2022: 10.4 per 100,000 people

Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023 11.0 per 100,000 people Middle value of 38 countries

Position in 2023 89th of 185 See the full ranking

Suicide rate in Iceland 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	Iceland
2023	10.4 per 100,000 people
2022	10.4 per 100,000 people
2021	11.6 per 100,000 people
2020	12.3 per 100,000 people
2019	11.4 per 100,000 people
2018	10.1 per 100,000 people
2017	10.4 per 100,000 people
2016	11.0 per 100,000 people
2015	12.5 per 100,000 people
2014	15.0 per 100,000 people
2013	14.2 per 100,000 people
2012	13.5 per 100,000 people
2011	11.3 per 100,000 people
2010	11.7 per 100,000 people
2009	13.3 per 100,000 people
2008	12.7 per 100,000 people
2007	13.1 per 100,000 people
2006	12.0 per 100,000 people
2005	10.8 per 100,000 people
2004	12.2 per 100,000 people
2003	12.3 per 100,000 people
2002	11.9 per 100,000 people
2001	11.9 per 100,000 people
2000	14.5 per 100,000 people

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In short

That is unchanged from 2022.
Since 2013, when it was 14.2 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −3.8.
Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, Iceland has the 89th highest value.

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

86 Paraguay 10.6 per 100,000 people
87 Mali 10.5 per 100,000 people
88 Mauritius 10.5 per 100,000 people
89 Iceland 10.4 per 100,000 people
90 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10.2 per 100,000 people
91 Serbia 10.1 per 100,000 people
92 Germany 10.0 per 100,000 people

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Iceland by sex

Total 10.4 per 100,000 people2023
Women 7.5 per 100,000 people2023
Men 12.9 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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