Suicide rate in Switzerland

The age-standardised suicide rate in Switzerland was 11.6 per 100,000 people in 2023.

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

Switzerland, 2023 11.6 Deaths per 100,000 people

Change from 2022 +0.5per 100,000 people 2022: 11.1 per 100,000 people

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

Position in 2023 82nd of 185 See the full ranking

Suicide rate in Switzerland 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	Switzerland
2023	11.6 per 100,000 people
2022	11.1 per 100,000 people
2021	12.2 per 100,000 people
2020	11.9 per 100,000 people
2019	12.2 per 100,000 people
2018	12.4 per 100,000 people
2017	12.5 per 100,000 people
2016	12.3 per 100,000 people
2015	13.2 per 100,000 people
2014	12.9 per 100,000 people
2013	13.2 per 100,000 people
2012	13.1 per 100,000 people
2011	13.1 per 100,000 people
2010	13.0 per 100,000 people
2009	14.3 per 100,000 people
2008	16.9 per 100,000 people
2007	17.9 per 100,000 people
2006	17.3 per 100,000 people
2005	17.7 per 100,000 people
2004	17.4 per 100,000 people
2003	17.8 per 100,000 people
2002	20.0 per 100,000 people
2001	18.9 per 100,000 people
2000	19.5 per 100,000 people

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In short

That is a change of +0.5 from 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2022.
Since 2013, when it was 13.2 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −1.6.
Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, Switzerland has the 82nd highest value.

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All statistics for Switzerland

Average life satisfaction 7.7 out of 10 2024 · Eurostat Life expectancy at birth 84.2 years 2024 · Eurostat Infant mortality rate 3.3 per 1,000 live births 2024 · Eurostat Hospital beds 420b per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Practising physicians 466 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat People reporting good or very good health 78.8% 2024 · 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 Switzerland
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 Switzerland compares in 2023 Neighbouring positions among 185 countries with a value for 2023.

79 Samoa 12.1 per 100,000 people
80 Croatia 11.9 per 100,000 people
81 Norway 11.6 per 100,000 people
82 Switzerland 11.6 per 100,000 people
83 Argentina 11.2 per 100,000 people
84 Turkmenistan 11.1 per 100,000 people
85 North Korea 10.6 per 100,000 people

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Switzerland by sex

Total 11.6 per 100,000 people2023
Women 7.5 per 100,000 people2023
Men 16.0 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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