Suicide mortality rate in Estonia
Estonia: Suicide mortality rate was 14.94 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate in Estonia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 population.
Analysis
In 2021, suicide mortality rate in Estonia stood at 14.94 per 100,000 population. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 14.8% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Estonia peaked at 30.18 per 100,000 population in 2001 and was at its lowest, 14.94 per 100,000 population, in 2021.
That places Estonia 28th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.65 per 100,000 population | 19.65 per 100,000 population | 30.18 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.28 per 100,000 population | 15.05 per 100,000 population | 19.44 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.24 per 100,000 population | 14.94 per 100,000 population | 17.54 per 100,000 population | 2 |
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More health data for Estonia
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 8,086 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 6,550 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 6,758 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 436,251 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 59.2% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 297,914 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, female, interpolated 6,344 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, male, interpolated 6,502 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 7,859 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 6,444 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Estonia?
- Suicide mortality rate in Estonia was 14.94 per 100,000 population in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest suicide mortality rate recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.18 per 100,000 population in 2001.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.94 per 100,000 population in 2021.
- How does Estonia rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Estonia ranks 28th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).