Suicide mortality rate in Greece
Greece: Suicide mortality rate was 4.68 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Suicide mortality rate in Greece, 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
Greece recorded 4.68 per 100,000 population for suicide mortality rate in 2021.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Greece peaked at 5.39 per 100,000 population in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.86 per 100,000 population, in 2002.
That places Greece 131st out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.23 per 100,000 population | 2.86 per 100,000 population | 3.51 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.76 per 100,000 population | 3.4 per 100,000 population | 5.39 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.55 per 100,000 population | 4.42 per 100,000 population | 4.68 per 100,000 population | 2 |
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- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 47,468 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Greece?
- Suicide mortality rate in Greece was 4.68 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 5.39 per 100,000 population in 2018.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.86 per 100,000 population in 2002.
- How does Greece rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Greece ranks 131st out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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).